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IT appears necessary to inform fuch of the Laity a$
are ^unacquainted with the ufe of the MifTal, that
the Prayers and portions of Scripture, of which the
MASS, or Liturgy of the Catholic Church, is compofed,
are in part unalterably the fame, and partly different
every day. The fixed and invariable parts are con-
tained in what is called the ORDINARY OF THE MAS*,
from pages xv. to xlviii. inclufively ; and the changeable
or proper parts, (viz. the INTROITS, COLLECTS,
EPISTLES and LESSONS, GRADUAIS and TRACTS^
GOSPELS, OFFERTORIES, SECRETS, COMMUNIONS
and POST COMMUNIONS), form the fubfequent contents
of the book. The PROPER PREFACES, not being to
frequently fubject to change, follow each other in regu-
lar fucceuion in the O R D i N A E Y .
The Ecclefiaftical Year, with refpeft to the Sundays
and Moveable Feails, commences with the FIRST
SUNDAY of ADVENT, and clofes with the LAST after
PENTECOST; and with regard to the Festivals of the
Saints, from the Feaft of St. ANDREW, the 30th of
November, to the Eve of the fame Feftival the year
folio wiog, inclufively. In order therefore to find out
the PROPFR MASS of the day, look for that day of the
month in the Calendar, oppofite to which may be fecn
a reference to the page wherein it is contained ; and if
a Double fliould fall on\ Sunday, then the Mafs there-
of takes place of the Mafs of the Sunday, except it be a
Sunday of the FIRST CLASS, viz. the firit Suuday of
ADVENT or LENT, or PASSION, PALM, EASTER,
WHIT, and TRINITY SUNDAYS ; and the Sundays of
the SECOND CLASS, which cannot be fuperfeded, except
by Doubles ot the FIRST CLASS, are the ii iii. and iv.
ut ADVENT, SEPTUACESIMA, SKXAGESIMA, and
QuiNQUAGESiMA,as alfo the ii. iii. and iv. of LENT*
It mull however be remarked, that the Gofpels for Sun-
days thus fuptrieded by Doubles are never omitted, but
are recited (instead' of St. JOHN'S GOSPEL) at the >D
f MASS ; aad all'o that a Commemoration ot" the Sua-
A
II INTRODUCTION*
day, by its proper COLLECT, SECRET, and POST*
COMMUNION, is always made immediately after the CoU
left, &c. of the Feftival.
But as it fometimes happens that a Double is trans-
ferred to a future vacant day, on account of the Oclavt
of fome feftival of higher rank intervening, the diffi.
culty^of finding fuch tranferred feftival may be eafily
removed by confulting the Laity's Directory, publifhcd
annually, as a guide to the morning, as well as the even*
ing fervice of the Church.
As references are frequently made to the Common of
Saints, commencing at p. 459, from the Proper, begin-
ning with p. 521, and continuing in regular progreiiioa
through the feveral months to the end of the Ecclefiafti-
cal Year, the reader will find the Mafles in the former
defignatcd by numerical letters, from No. I. to XXI.
inclufively; it is therefore to be obferved, that on what-
ever day of the month these numerical references ap-
pear in the General Index, it denotes that the Mafs
thereof, having no peculiar proper parts afligned it, is
taken entirely from the Common Mafs referred to, but
{hcfuld an exception occur it is Hated in a parenthefis.
Commemorations are made by the addition of a
COLLECT, SECKET and POSTCOMMUNION, to thofe
that are proper to the feaft of the day, When therefore
the word COLLECT, with an &c. annexed thereto,
appears in the Rubrics, it denotes that its Secret and
Poflcommunion are alfo comprehended.
The Epiilles, Leflbns, and Gofpels, are extracted from
the received approved Catholic Verfion of the Holy
Scriptures, by the Englifh Colleges of Rhemes and
Douay, as revifed by the Right Rev. and Ven. Dr.
Richard Challoner, of learned and pious memory.
ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED.
ap. Apoille, m. Martyr, mm. Martyrs, p. Pope, abp,
Archbimop, bp. BiiWp, pr. Prieft c. Confessor, D.
Doftor, ab. Abbot, v. Virgin, w Widow, B. BlcfTed,
d. Double, sd. Semidoublc d. /. cl* Double of the firfl
clafs, d. 1L cl. Double of the fecond clafs, gr.d Greater
Double. The Holy-days of obli^atiow are in CAPI-
TALS, and the days of particular devotion i&Mxs,
( iii )
The CALENDAR, or GENERAL INDEX to the
Immoveable Feasts.
JANUARY, XXXI Days.
1 CIRCUMCISION of our Lord, d. IL cl 88
2 Octave-day of St. Stephen, d. 533
3 Octave-day of St. John, d. as on his Feast 81
4 Octave-day of Holy Innocents, d. as on ibid. 82
c Octave, day of St. Thomas, d. 534
6 EPIPHANY of our Lord, d. I. d. 89
ii Commem. of St. Hygine, by the Collect, In>
firmitatem, &c. 462
13 The Octave day of the Epiphany, d, 69$
II. Sunday after Epiphany, Feast of the most
holy Name of Jesus, c/, IL d. 94
14 St. Hilary, bp. conf. sd. 534
15 St. Paul the first Hermit, d. 535
16 St, Marcellus, p. m. sd. *53^
1 7 St. Anthony, ab. Mass XV.* p. 491. (Gospel
in Mass XIV.) 490
1 8 St. Peter's Chair at Rome, gr. d. 537
19 St. Wolstan, bp. of Worcester, c. d. 539
20 SS. Fabian and Sebastian, mm. d. 540
21 St Agnes, v. m. first Feast, d. 541
22 SS. Vincent, &c. mm. sd. ib.
23 St Raymund ofPennafort, c. sd. 542
24 St. Timothy, bp. m. sd. ib.
25 The Conversion of St. Paul, ap. gr. d. 543
26 St Polycarp, bp. m. sd. 545
27 St. John Chrysostom, bp. c. sd. 546
28 St. Agnes, a second time ib.
29 St. Francis de Sales, bp c. c/. 547
30 St. Martina, v m sd. Mass XVI. 493
31 St. Peter Nolascus, c. d. 547
FEBRUARY, XXVIII or XXIX Days. -
i St. Ignatius, bp. m. sd. 547
a Purification of B. V. Mary, d. II. d. 548
A a
MARCW and APRIL,
^ St. Blase, bp. m. Mass II. 464
4 St. Andrew Corsini, bp. c. d. 554
5 St. Agatha, v. m. d. ib.
6 St. Dorothy, v. m Mass XVII. 496
7 St. Romuald. ab. d. Mass XV.* 491
g St. John of Matha, c. d 556
9 St. Apollonia, v. m. Mass XVL 493
ic St. Scolastica, v. c?. 556
14 St. Valentine, pr, m, ib.
15 SS. Faustin and Jovita, mm. Mass IX, 479
1 8 St. Simeon, bp, m. Mass I. 461
22 St. Peter's Chair at Antioch, gr. d. 537
34 or 25 St Matthias, a p. d. II. cl. 557
MARCH, XXXI Days.
i St. D vid, bp, c. d. Mass X*. 482
-z St. Chad, bp. of Lichfield, c, d. 558
4 St Casimir, c. sd. 559
7 St Thomas of Aquin, c. D. d. ib.
8 St. Felix, bp. c. rf. Mass XX. 499
9 St Frances, w. d. 360
jo The forty Martyrs, sd. ib.
it St John of God, c. c?, 561
12 St Gregory, p. c. and D. c?. ib.
17 St. Patrick, ap Patron of Ireland, bp. c. sd. 562
19 St. Joseph, c. d. II cL ib.
73 St Cuthbert, bp. of Lindisfarne, c. tf. 563
ii St. Benedict, ab. d Mass XV.* 491
35 ANNUNCIAT. of B. V. MARY, d. II. cl 564
APRIL, XXX Days,
a St. Francis of Paula, c d. 565
3 St. Hicham, bp. of Chichester, c. d* 566
4 St. Isidore, bp. c d. Mass XLI* 485
5 St. Vincent Ferrerius, c. d. 566
ii St Leo, p. c. d 567
13 St. Hermenegild, m. sd. ib.
14 SS. Tiburtius, &c. mm. 568
1 7 St. Anicetc, p. m. ib.
3i St. Anselm, abp. c. d* Mass XII 485
MAY and JUN 7 E. v
22 SS. Soter and Caius, bps. mm. 569
22 St. George, m, patron of England, d. I. cl. 570
24 St. Fidel is, m. d. ib.
2$ St t Mark, evangelist, d. II. cl. ib.
26 SS. Cletus, &c. bps. mm. sd. 572
28 St. Vitalis, m. Mass V. 470
29 St. Peter, m. d. 573
30 The Octave-day of St. George, d. 570
MAY, XXXI Days.
1 SS. Philip and James, aps. d' 1. cL 573
2 St. Athanasius, bp. c. d. 575
3 Finding of the H. Cross, d. II. cl. 576
4 St. Monica, w. d* 579
5 St. Catherine of Sienna, v. d. 580
6 St. John before the Latin Gate, gr. d. ib.
- St. Stanislaus, bp. m. d. 581
8 Apparition of St. Michael, see September 29. 665
9 St. Gregory Nazianzen, bp. D. d. 581
JO St. Antoninus, bp. c. sd. . ib.
11 St. Pius V. p. c.sd. 582
12 SS. Nereus, &c. mm. sd. ib.
14 St, Boniface, m. 583
16 St. Ubaldns, bp. c. sd. ib.
17 St. Paschal Babylon, c. d. 584
18 St. Venantius, m.d. ib.
19 St. Dunstan, abp. of Canterbury, d. ib.
20 St. Bernardine, c. sd. 585
21 St. Peter Celestine, pope, c. d. ib.
25 St. Aldhelm, bp. of Salisbury, c. d. ib.
26 St. Augustin, ap. of Eng. bp. c. d. II. cl. 586
27 St. Philip Nerius, c. d. 587
30 St. Felix, p. m. Mass I. 461
31 St. Petronilla, v. Ma^s XX, 499
JUNE, XXX Days*
2 Octave-day of St. Augustin, d. 587
3 St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi, v. sd. ib.
6 St. Norbert, bp. c. d. rgg
8 St. William, abp. of York, c, rf. ib,
A 3
vi JULY.
9 SS. Primus, &c. mm. r88
10 St. Margaret, Q. of Scots, w.srf. 589
1 1 St. Barnabas, ap. gr. d. ib*
12 St. John a Facundo c. d. r^ t
13 St. Anthony of Padua, c. d. ^ 2
14 St. Basil the Great, bp. c. and D. d. ib.
15 SS, V s, Modestus, &c. mm. 593
18 SS Mark and Marceilian, mm. 595
19 St. Juliana de Falconeris, v. d* 596
20 St. Silverius, p. m. e ^
22 St. Alban, proto-m. of England, gr. d. ib.
23 Vjgi! of St. John the Baptist ib.
24 Nativity of St. John Baptist, d. I. cl. 600
25 St. William, Abbot of York 603
26 SS= John and Paul, mm. ib.
27 St. Leo, p. c. sd. 604
28 Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul ib.
29 SS. PETER and PAUL, aps. d. I. d. 606
30 Coramem. of St. Paul, ap. d. 6oa
JULY, XXXI Days.
1 Octave-day of St. J. Baptist, c?. same as in 6co
2 The Visitation of the B. V, Mary, gr. d. 610
Within the Octave of SS. Peter and Paul 61 1
6 Octave day of SS Peter and Paul, d. 612
7 Translation of St. Thomas, m. gr. d. 613
8 St. Elizabeth, Q. w, sd. 614
10 The 7 Brethren and SS. Rufina, &c. mm. sd. ib.
11 St. Pius, p. m. Mass I. Statuit. 461
12 St. John Gualbert, ab d. 6jr
13 St. Anaclete. Mass II. p. 464, (Gospel, Luke 463
14 St. Bonavemure, bp. c. and D. d. 616
15 Translation of St. Swithin, bp, c. ib.
16 B. V. Mary of Mount Carmel, gr. d. 617
17 St. Osmund, bp. of Salisbury, c. d. ib
1 8 St. Camillus de Lellis, c. d. ' 618
19 St. Vincent a Paulo, c. d. 619
20 St. Jerom Emilian, c. d. it,.
*i St, Henry, emp. c. sd. $ a3 *
AUGUST. vii
22 St. Mary Magdalen, d. 622
23 St. Apollinaris, bp. m. d. 623
24 St. Alexius, c. sd. 625
25 St. James, ap. d. II. cl. 626
26 St. Anne, Mother of the B. V. Mary, gr. d. 627
27 St. Pantaleon, m. Mass IV. 468
28 SS. Nazarius, Celsus, &c. mm. sd. 628
29 St. Martha, v. sd. 629
30 SS. Abdon and Sennen, mm. 630
31 St. Ignatius, c. d. 63 r
AUGUST, XXXI Days.
1 St. Peter's Chains, gr. d. 631
2 St. Stephen, p. m. 63 z
3 The finding of St. Stephen, Mass as his Feast 78
4 St. Dominic, c. d. 632
5 B. V. M. ad Nives, gr. d. Votive Mass, 507
6 The Transfiguration of our Lord, gr. d. 533
7 St. Cajetan, c. d. 635
8 SS. Cyriacus, Largus, &c. mm. sd. ib.
9 Vigil of St. Lawrence 637
10 St. Lawrence, m. d. II. cl. *ib.
11 SS. Tiburtius and Susanna, mm. 639
12 St. Clare, v. d. Mass XIX. 498
13 SS. Hippolite and Cassian, mm. 639
14 Vigil of the Assumption 640
15 ASSUMPTION of B, V. M. d. I cl. 64 1
Sund. within the Oct. St. JOACHIM, c. gr. d. 643
16 St. Hyacinth, c. d. Mass XIII. 488
17 Octave- day of St. Lawrence, d. 644
18 Commem. of St. Agapete, m. 645
20 St. Bernard, ab. Mass XV.* p. 491, (except
Lesson, vide St. Greg. Naz. May 9.) 458
,2 1 St. Jane Frances, w. d. 645
A 2 Octave-day of the Assumption, d. 646
23 St. Philip Benitius, c. d. $47
24 St. Hurlkoloniezc>t ap. d. II. cl, i5.
25 St. Lewis, king, c. sd. 648
26 St. Zephyr'm, p, m. 650
via SEPTEMBER and OCTOBER:
37 St. Joseph Calasanctiu, c. d. 6$*
18 St. Augustjn, bp. c. D. d. 651
29 Decollation of St John Baptist> d. 652
30 St. Rose of Lima, v. d. 653
31 St. Aidan, bX of Lindisf. o. MassX.* Statuit 482
SEPTEMBER, XXX Days,
i St. Raymund Nonnatus, c. d. 654
a St. Stephen, king, c. sd. ib.
5 St. Laur. Justinian, bp. c. Mass X.* 482
8 Nativity of B. V. Mary, rf II. d. 529
On Sunday within the Octave is kept the
Feast of the HOLY NAME of B.V. M.gr.rf.6$$
9 Commem. of St. Gorgonius, m. 656
jo St. Nic. of Tolentine, c. Mass XIV. 489
ii Comm. of SS. Protus and Hyacinth, mm. 656
14 The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, ^r. d.
15 Octave-day of the B. V. Mary's Nativ. t/ t
16 SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, mm,
17. The Stigmas of St. Francis, d.
18 St. Joseph a Cupertino, c. d.
i9*SS Januarius, &c. mm. Mass IX.
jo SS. Etistachius, &c. mm. d.
21 St. Matthew, ap. and evang. d. JL c/.
22 St. Thomas of Villanova, bp. c. d.
23 St. Linus, p. m. sd<
34 B. V. Mary of Mercy, gr. d.
26 SS. Cyprian and Justina, mm.
37 SS. Cosmas and Damian, mm. srf,
28 St. Wenceslaus, duke, m, sd.
29 Dedication of' St. Michael, d. II. cl.
30 St Jerom, pr. c. D. d.
OCTOBER, XXXI Days.
On the first Sunday is kept the
Feast of the Rosary of B. V. M, gr. d, 66 7
1 St. Remigius, bp. c. MassX.* 482
2 The holy Angels Guardians, d. 668
3 St. Thomas, bp. of Hereford, c. d, 669
4 St. Francis, c. 4. ib.
OCTOBER and NOVEMBER. fo
5 St. PlaciJus, &c, mm. *7
6 St. Bruno, c. d. lb
7 St. Mark, p. c. 6 .7*
8 St. Brigit, w, d.
9 SS. Dionysius, Rusticus, &c. mm.
10 St. Pauhnus, abp. of York, Mass X.*: 4*2
11 St. Francis Borgia, c. sd. 673
12 St. Wilfrid, abp. of York, d. 674
13 St. Edward, king and c. d. 11. cl. |b.
14 St. Calistus, p.m. sd. ib.
15 St. Teresa, v. d. 6:5
17 St. Hedwiges, w. ' sd. ib.
1 8 St. Luke, evang. d. II. cl. 676
19 St. Peter of Alcantara, c. d. 677
20 Octave- day of St. Edward, d. as on the Feast 674
21 SS. Ursula, &c. vv. mm. gr. d. 677
22 St. John Cantius, c, d. 678
25 St. John of Beverley, abp. of York, c. 679
26 St. Evaristus, p. m. Mass I. 4*6*
27 Vigil of SS. Simon and Jude, aps, 680
28 SS. Simon and Jude, aps. d, II. cl. 6*8 1
29 Venerable Bede, c, d. 683
31 Vigil of All Saints ib.
NOVEMBER, XXX Day*.
1 ALL SAINTS, d. II. cl. 684
2 Commem, of all the Faithful departed, d. 687
3 St. Winefrid, v m. d. 683
4 St. Charles, bp. c. d. ib.
8 The Octave-day of All Saints, d. 689
9 Dedication of our Saviour's Church, d. ib.
10 St. Andrew Avelline, c. sd. 690
11 St. Martin, bp. c. d. ib.
12 St. Martin, p. m. sd. 691
13 St. Didacus, c. sd. 692
14 Translation of St. Ercomvald, bp. c. d. ib.
i 5 St. Gertrude, v. and abbess, d. 693
1 6 St. Edmund, abp. of Canterbury, c. d, ib.
* DECEMBER.
17 St. Hugh, bp. of Lincoln,c. d. 693
18 Dedic. of the churches of SS. Peter, &c. d. 504
19 St. Elizabeth, w. d. 694
20 St. Edmund king, m. gr. d. ib.
2 1 Presentation of the B. V. M. gr. d. 69 c
22 St. Cecily, v. m. d. ib.
23 St. Clement, p. m. sd. ib.
24 St. John of the Cross, c. rf. 697
25 St. Catharine, v. m. d, ib.
26 St. Felix Valois, c. d. 698
*7 St. Gregory Thaumaturgus, bp. c. d. ib.
29 Vigil of St. Andrew, m. 521
30 St. Andrew, ap. d, II. d. $24
DECEMBER, XXXI Days.
2 St. Bibiana, v. m, sd. 525
3 St. Francis Xavier, c. d. 526
4 St. Peter Chrysologus, bp. c. d. ib.
St. Berinus, bp. c. d. Mass X,* 482
6 St. Nicholas, bp. c. d. 537
7 St. Ambrose, bp. c. D. d. 528
8' Conception of B. F. Mary d. II. d. 529
10 St. Melchiades, p. m. Mass I. 461
n St. Damasus, p c. sd 531
13 St. Lucy, v. m, d. ib.
15 Octave-day of the Conception, d. 529
16 St. Euscbius, bp. m sd. Mass II. 464
ti St, Thomas, ap. d. II. cl. 533
25 The NATIVITY of our Lord, d. I. cl. 7*
16 St. Step hen, ist m. d. II. cl. 78
27 S*. Jo/*>?, , tp . evang. d. IL cl. 81
3 #0/y Innocents, d. II. cL 82
19 *S^, Thomas of Canterbury, bp, m, J. II. cl. 85
30 Sunday within the Octave of Nativity 86
31 St. Silvester, p, c. d 533
ERRATUM in P. 593.
for XV i, rwd XV. SS. Vitus, Modestus, mm.
[ xi 3
INDEX
To such Masses, Eiymns, &c. a-s could not be included
in the Calendar or General Index.
Votive. Masses.
Mass of the Blessed Trinity - - p. 699
of the Holy Ghost - - 7
of the B V. M. from Advent to Christmas 509
of the B. V. M. from Xmas to Candlemas 510
of the B. V". M. from Candlemas to Adv. 507
for the Bridegroom and Bride 704
for the Sick ... 708
in the Time of War - - 711
Masses for the Dead,
On the day of a person's death or burial 510
On the 3d, yth, and 30th day after decease 516
Anniversary Mass of the Dead . 517
Common Mass of the Dead - 5.18
Occasional Collects, Secrets, and Postcommu-
nions, for days that are not douhles 7*13
Te Dcum, to be sung in time of public thanks-
giving - - 702
Paraphrase or translation of Te Deum 703
Psalm xix. Sxaudiat t for the King 718
The penitential Psalm Miserere 279
Ordinary of the Mass . xv
Pange lingua - 2 75
The Magnificat - - 279
V . O faithful Cross, with the Hymn following it 295
Vexilla Regis
VicYimiE Paschale
Litanies and Prayers following ditto
Adeste fideles
Veni Creator
Veni Sancte Spiritus
Lauda Sion
dimitti^
297
33
359
7.*
719
37*
39^
55*
C xii 3
A TABLE of Mineable FEASTS.
feui
of oui
^ord
Scptaa-
'tsima
Sunday
yfc//-
IJW/ttv?
day.
Easter.
Sunday
Whit-
Sunday
S&rc.
f/'ftV'
K/i/
istSu//
f \
Advent
__ . _ 1
iSif
Feb 1 8
Mar 7
Apr 22
Juneio
24
^ec 2
1811
1812
'Vb ic
an 26
Feb 27
Feb 12
Apr 14
Mar 2 9
June 2
May 1 7
2 5
2 7
3et i
Nov 29,
1813
<eb 14
Mar 3
Apr 1.8 June 6 24
\ov 2 8 ;
1814
''eb 6
Feb 23
Apr 10 pfay^gj 2 ^
Vov 2 7 ,
1815
[an 22
Feb 8
Mar 2 6
May 14! 28
3ec 3
1816
.Vb II
Feb 28
Apr 14
June 2
3 S
3ec i
1817
"eb 2
Feb 19
Apr 6 May 2 5 26
S T ov3O'
1818
Jan 1 8
Feb 4
Mar 2 2
May 10 28
\OV29'
1819
! 7 eb 7
Feb 24
Apr ii
May3Q
2 5
\OV28
1*820
fan 30
Feb 16
Apr 2
May 2 1
2 7
Dec 3J
ifoi
Feb 1 8
Mar 7
Apr 22
Juneio
2 4
Dec 2
lS22
Feb 3
Feb 20
Apr 7
May 26
26
3ec i
tS25
[an 26
Feb 12
Mar 30
May 1 8
2 7
Nov30
1824
Feb 15
Mar 3
Apr 18
June 6
2 4
Nov28
1825
1826
Jan 30
fan 22
Feb 16
Feb 8
Apr 3 i May 2 2
Mar 26! May 14
*t
28
Nov27
Dec 3
1827
Feb ii
Feb 28
Apr 15
June 7J 2 5
Dec 2
1828
Feb 5
Feb 20
Apr 6 May 2 5 26
Nov 30
1829
Feb 5
Mar 4
Apr 19) June 7
2 4
\ov 29
i8 3 c
183
Feb 7
Jan 30
Feb 24
Feb 1 6
Apr ii May 30
Apr 3 [May 2 a
3
\OV 7.8;
Nov 2 7
1832
Feb 19
Mar 7
Apr 22JJuneic| 24
Dec 2
.833
Feb 3
Feb 20
Apr 7 May 2 6
26
Dec i
1834
Jan 26
Feb 12
Mar 30
May 18
2 7
Nov 30
'8 3
Feb 15
Mar 4
Apr 19
June 7 24
Nov 29
'83
fan 31
Feb 17
Apr 3
May 22' 26
Nov 27
'3
Jan 22
Feb 8
Mar 26
May 1 4 28
Dec 3
( xiii )
At sprinkling the Holy Water, before SOL EM if
MASS (^Sundays, the following' ANTHEMS are
tung.
\ Sperges me,
Ant.
Domine, hys-
sopo, et mundabor : la-
vabis me, et super nivem
dealbabor.
Ps. Miserere mei, De-
ws, secundum magnam
misericordiam tuam.
V. Gloria Patri, &c.
Ant. Asperges me,
Anth. HP H O U wilt
JL sprinkle me,
Lord ! with hyssop,
and I shall be cleansed :
thou wilt wash me, and
1 shall be made whiten
than snow.
Ps. Have mercy on me,
O God, according to thy
great mercy.
V. Glory be to the
Father, &c.
Anth. Thou wilt sprin-
kle me, &c.
The Priest , being returned to the Foot of the Alt'ar 9
says,
V. Ostende nobis, V. Shew us, O Lord,
Domine, misericordiam thy mercy,
tuam.
R. Et salutare tuum
da nobis.
R. And grant us thy
salvation.
V. Domine, exaudi V. O Lord, hear my
orationem meam. prayer.
R. Et clamor meus ad
te veniat.
V. Dominus
vobis-
R. And let my cry
come unto thee.
V. May the Lord be
-turn.
with you.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. And with thy spi-
rit.
The Prayer, Exaudi, as in the next
B
( xiv )
From EASTER to WHIT SUNDAY, inclusively,
instead of the foregoing ANT, Asperges, &c. the
following is sung, and Alleluias ar& added to the
V. Ostende nobis, and Us R, Etsalutare, &c.
ANTHEM.
VIDI aquam egredi- T Saw 'water flawing
entem de templo a JL from the right side
latere dextro, Alleluia: of the temple, Alleluia:
et o nines ad quos perve- and all to whom that
nit aqua ista, salvi facti water came, were saved,
sunt etdicent, Allel. and they shall say," Allel.
Ps. Confitemini Do- Ps. Praise the Lord,
mino, quoniam bonus : because he is good: be-
quoniam in ssecuium cause his mercy endureth
misericordia ejus. Gloria, forever. Glory, &c.
The I'rtiycr, Exaudi.
HEAR us, OholyLcrH, Almighty Father, eter-
nal God ! and vouchsafe to send thy holy angel
from heaven, to guard, cherish, protect, visit and
defend all that are assembled in this place : through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
A Preparatory Prayer before Mass.
PROSTRATE in spirit at the foot of thy holy
altar, I adore thee, O Almighty God ! and firm.
ly believe that the Mass, at which f am going to as-
sist, is the sacrifice of the body and blood of thy Son,
Christ Jesus. O ! grant that I may assist thereat with
the attention, respect, and awe due to such august
mysteries: and that by the merits of the Victim
there offered for me, T myself may become an
agreeable sacrifice to thee, who livest and reignest
with the same Son and Holy Ghost, cue God, .
World without end. Amen.
( XV )
THE ORDINARY
Of the MAS*.
The I'riczt ui ike Foot of the ALar, beginning, saith,
TN Noinme Patris, J et TN the Name of the
*- Filii, et Spintus Sane- * Father, and of the
ti. Amen. Son, and of the Holy
Ghost- Amen.
Anth. \ will go unto
the altar of God.
R. To God, who re-
joiceth my youth.
Ant. Introiboadaltare
Dei.
R. Ad Deum, qui Ise-
tificat juventutem meam.
Psalm xl i.
JUDICA me, Deus, et JUDGE me,
discerne causam me-
am de gente non sancta :
ab homineiniquo et do-
loso erue me.
R. Qtiia tu es, Deus,
fortitudo mea quare me
repulisti ? et quare tristis
incedo dum affligit me
inimicus ?
P Emitte lucem tuam
et veritatem tuam : ipsa
me deduxerunt, et ad-
dux'.-ruat in Montem
sanctum tiuim, et in Ta-
be:nacula tua.
R. Et introibo ad al-
tare Dei ad Ueum qui
laetificat juventutem me-
am.
O God,
J and distinguish my
cause from the nation
that is not holy : from the
unjist and deceitful man
deliver me.
R. Since thou, O God,
art my strength, why
han thou rejected me?
and why do I go sorrow-
fu whilst the enemy af
flicteth me ?
P. Send forth thy
light and thy truth : they
have conducted me and
brought me unto the ho-
ly Mount, and into thy
Tabernacle.
R. And I will go unto
the altar of God : to
God who rejoiceth my
youth.
Stvi
THE ORDINARY
P. Confitebortibi inci-
thara, Deus, Deus me.
us: quare tristis es, ani-
ma mea ? et quate con-
turbas me ?
R. Sperain Deo, quo-
niam adhuc confitebor
illi : salntare vultus mei,
et Deus me us.
m P. Gloria Patri, etFi.
lio, et Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in prin-
cipio, et nunc, et sem-
per, et in saecula seecu-
Jorurn. Amen.
P. Introibo ad altare
Dei.
R. Ad Deum quilseti-
fkat juventutern meam.
P. Adjutoriurn nos-
trum in nomine Do-
mini.
R. Qui fecit coelum et
terram.
P. Confiteor Deo om-
nipotent], &c.
R. Misereatur tui om-
nipotens Deus, et dimis-
sis peccatis tiiis, perdu-
cat te ad vitam aeternam.
P. Amen.
R. Confiteor Deoom-
nipotenti beatse Ma rise
semper Virgini, beato
Micnaeli Archangelo,
beato Joanni Baptists;,
sanctis Apostolis Petro
P. T will praise thee
on the harp, O God, my
God ; why art thou sor-
rowful, O my soul ? and
why dost thou disturb
me?
R. Hope in God, for
him will I still praise ;
he is my God, and the
Saviour I look for.
P. Glory be to the Fa-
ther, and to, &c.
R. As it was in the
beginning, is now, and
ever shall be, world with-
out end. Amen.
P. 1 will go unto the
altar ofGod.
R. To God who re-
joiceth my youth.
P. May onr help be
in the name of the Lord.
R. Who made heaven
and earth.
P. I confess to Al-
mighty God, &c.
R. May Almighty God
be merciful to thee, and,
forgiving thee thy sins,
bring thee to everlasting
.life. P. Amen.
R. I confess to Al-
mighty God, to bles-
sed Mary, ever a Vir-
gin, to blessed Michael
the Archangel, tabU-bsed
John Baptist, the holy to
OF THE
ct Paulo, omnibus sanc-
tis, et tibi Pater, quia
peccavi nimis cogita-
tione, verbo et opere,
mea culpa, mea en I pa,
mea maxima culpa.
Ideo precor beatam Ma-
riam semper Virginem,
beatumMichae'emArch-
angelum, bealum Joan-
nem Buptistam, sanctos
Apostolos Petrum et
Paxilum, oir.nts sanctos,
et te, Pater, oiare pro
me ad Dominum Deum
nostril in.
P. Misereatur vestri
omnipotens Deus, et di-
missis peccatis vestris,
perdu cat vos ad vitam
seternam. R. Amen.
R. Indulgeutiam, abso-
lutionem, et remissio-
nem peccatorum nostro-
rum, tribuit nobis omni-
potens et misencors Do-
miniis. R. Amen.
P. Deus, tu couversus
vivificabis nos.
MASS.
XVII
R. Et plebs tua
bitur in te.
P. Ostende nobis,
Domine, misericordiam
tuam.
R. Et sakitare tuura
da nobis.
Apostles Peter and Paul,
to all the saints, and to
you, Father, that I have
sinned exceedingly in
thought, word, and
deed, thro' my fault,
thro' my fault, thro' my
most grievous fault.
Therefore I beseech
blessed Mary, ever a vir-
gin, blessed Michael the
Archangel, blessed John
Baptist, the holy Apos-
tles Peter and Paul, and
all the saints, and you,
O Father, to pray to the
Lord our God forme.
P. May Almighty God
be merciful kmo, you,
and, forgiving you your
sins, bring you .to life
everlasting. R. Amen.
R. May the Almighty
and most merciful Lord
grant us pardon, absolu-
tion, and remission of
our sins. R. Amen.
P. OGod, thou being
turned towards us, wilt
enliven us.
R. And thy people
will rejoice in thee.
P. Shew us, O Lord,
thy mercy.
R. And grant us thy
salvation.
8 1
XVI 11
THE ORDINARY
P. Domine, exaudi
orationem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad
te veniat.
P. Dominus fobis-
cum.
R, Et cum spiritu tuo.
my
cry
P, O Lord, hear
prayer.
R And let my
come cntothee.
P. The Lord be with
you.
R. And with thy spirit.
The Priest, going up to the Altar, says,
Anfer a nobis qusesu- Take away from us
our iniquities, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, that
we mav be worthy to en-
ter with pure minds in-
to the Holy of Holies :
thro' Christ our Lord.
Amen.
mus, Domine, iniqimates
no$tras t ut ad Sancta
Sanctorum puris merea-
nuir meiUibus introire :
per Christum Dominum
nostrum. Amen.
When come up to the Alar, bowing down, he says,
Oramus te, Domine,
per rnerita sanctorum
tuortim quorum reli-
quiae hie siiiit, et omni-
um sam bMHim, ut iod*;!-
gere digueris oinma pec-
cata mea. Amen.
We beseech thee, O
Lord, by the merits of
thy saints, whose relics
are here, and of all the
saints, that thou wouldst
vouchsafe to forgive me
all my sins. Amen.
Here, at solemn Masses, the Priest, (after having
blessed the ince ise and fumed the altar by the sign of
the Cross, witk the following zcords, Mayest thou be
blessed by him, in whose honour thou shalt be
burnt), turns to the book, and reads ^elNTROiT,
which being every day different, must be sought fur
in if s proper place. After which, Kyrie eleison and
Christe eleison arc alternately sung in the ekoir.
OF THE MASS. Xlx
P. Kyrie eleison, R. Kyrie eleison, P. Kyrie
eleison Lord have mercy upon us.
R. Christe eleison. P. 'Christe eleison. R. Christe
eleison. Christ have mercy upon us.
P Kyrie el-ison. R. Kyrie eleison. P. Kyrie
eleison. Lord have mercy upon us.
GLORIA IN EXCELSIS.
GLORIA in excelsis
Deo, et in terra
pax hominibus bonae vo-
luntaris. Laudamus te;
beiiedicimus te ; adora-
mus te ; glorificamus te.
Gratias animus tibi prop-
ter magnam gloriam
tuam, Domine Deus,
Rex cnelestis, Deus Pa-
ter omnipotens, Domine
Fill unigeniteJesuCnriste:
Domine Deus, Agnus
Dei, Filius Patris, qui
tollispeccatamundi, mi-
serere nobis. Qui tollis
peccata mundi, suscipe
deprecation em nostrum.
Qui sedes ad dexteram
Patris, miserere nobis.
Quoniam tu solus sanc-
tus. Tu solus Domi-
nns. Tn solus altissimus,
Jesu Christe, cum Sanc-
to Spiritu, in gloria Dt-i
Patris. Amen,"
(^ LORY be to God
T on high, and on
earth, peace to men of
good will. We praise
thee; we bless thee; we
adore thee; we glorify
thee. We give thee
thanks for thy great
glory, O Lord God,
heavenly King, God the
Father Almighty, Q
Lord Jesus Christ, the
only begotten Son. O
Lord God, Lamb of
God, Son of the Father,
who takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy
on us. \Vho takest away
the sins of the world,
receive our prayers. Who
sittest at the right hand of
the Father, have mercy
on us. For thou only
art holy. Thou only art
the Lord. Thou only,
O Jesus Christ, together
with the Holy Ghost,
art mon hiiiii in th- glory
of God the IV
Aineii.
XX THE ORDINARY
Turning tozcards the people, the Priest salutes them,
saying,
P. Dommusvobiscum. P. The Lord be with
you.
R. Etcumspiritu tuo. R. And with thy
spirit.
{j^f After the COLLECT (which may be found in its
proper place) the following is the second Collect
from Candlemas day to Passion Sunday, and from
the 111. Sunday after Pentecost till Advent, except
on Doubles or within Octaves j) the third is at l/ic
choice of the Priest, and may be found amongst
the Occasional Prayers towards the end of the. book.
II. 'COLLECT. ' A cuncti*. Preserve us, O
Lord, we beseech thee, from all dange.s of body
and soul : and by the intercession of glorious and
blessed Mary, the ever Virgin Mother of God, of
the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N.
and of all the Saints, grant us in thy mercy health
and peace ; that all adversities and errors being
removed, thy Church may serve thee with a pure
#nd undisturbed devotion.
from Low-Sunday, incluswety, till the Ascension,
instead of the foregoing is said the COLLECT
Concede nos. as in the Votive Mass SALVE for
the B. V. M.
After the Collect or Collects, the EPISTLE is read.
At the i\d whereof the Assistants answer, Deo
gratias; then follows trie GRADUAL w the TRACT,
(it! of which may be seen in their proper places.
The Prayer, Munda cor meum, before the Gospel.
CLEANSE my heart and my lij-s, O Almighty
God, who didst cleanse the lips of the pro-
phet Isaiah with a burning coal : and vouchsafe,
"ihjough thy gracious rnercy ? so to purify me, tha
OF THE MASS. XXl
I may worthily attend to thy holy Gospel. Thro*
Christ our Lord. Amen.
May the Lord be in my heart, and on my lips,
that I may worthily and in a becoming manner
attend to his holy Gospel. Amen.
P. Dominus vobis-
cam. R. Et cam spiritu
tuo.
P. Sequentia (vel ini
tium; sancti Evang<rlii
secundum, &c.
P. The Lord be with
you. 11. And with thy
spirit.
P. The continuation
(or the beginning) of the
holy Gospel according
to, &c.
R. Glory be to thee,
O Lord.
R. Gloria tibi, Do-
mine.
The Gospel may be seen in its proper place.
At the end of the Gospel, the Assistants answer,
R. Laus tibi, Christe. R. Praise be to thee,
O Christ.
Then they say zcith the. Priest 9 in a low voice,,
May our sins be blotted out by the words ot the
Gospel.
The N1CENE CREED.
CREDO in imum
DcumPatrem omni
potentem, factorem coeli
et terrae, visibi'ium om-
nium et invisibilium.
Et in unum Domi-
nnm Jesum Christum,
JKihum Dei unigenitum,
et ex P;,tre natum ante
omnia sxeula. Deum
de De-> ; Lumen de Lu-
rmr.e; Deum verum de
Deo vero j gtnitum lion
I Believe in one God,
the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and
earth, and of all things
visihie and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus
Christ, the only begot-
ten Son ot God, and
born of the Father he-
tore ail ages. God of
God ; Light of Light ;
true God of true God;
begotten not made j ton-
THE ORDINARY
factum; consubstantia-
lem Patri, per quern
omnia tacta snnt. Qui
propter nos homines, et
propier noslram salutem
descend it de coelis, Et
incarnatus est de Spiri-
tu Sancio, ex -Maria V 7 ir-
gine : ET HOMO
FACFUS EST*. Cru-
cifixus etiam pro nobis
sub Poiitio P'lato, pas-
sus et sepultus est Et
resurrexit te.tia die se-
cuncium Scripturas. Et
ascendit in coelum, sedet
cul dexteram Patris. Et
iteram vent urns est cum
glfcna judicare vivos et
mortuos; cujus regni non
erit finis.
Et in Spjrilnm Sanc-
tum, Dorainum et vivi-
ficantcm, qui ex Patre
Filioqne procedit : qui
cum Patre et Filiosimul
adoratur, et cc.igiorifica-
tnr; qui locutiis est per
prophetas. Et unam
sanctam Cathoiicam et
Apostoiicam Ecclesiam.
Confiteor unum Baptis-
substantial to the Fa-
ther, bv whom all things
were made. Who for
us men, and for our -sal-
vation, came down from
heaven and became in-
carnate by the holy
Ghost of the Virgin
Mary: AND WAS
MADE MAN*. He was
crucified also for us, suf-
fered under Pontii'S Pi.
late, and was buried.
And the third dav he rose
again according to the
Scriptures. And ascend.
ed into heaven, sitteth
at the right hand ot the
Father and he is to
come again with glory
to judge both the living
and the dead, of whose
kingdom there shall be
no end.
And in the Holy
Ghost, the Lord and
giver of life, who pro-
ceedt'th from the Father
and the Son : who, to-
gether with the Father
and the Son is adored
and glorified ; who
spoke by the prophets.
And one holy Catholic
and apostolic Church.
* At these words the assistants kneel down to adore Gpd
for the ineffable mystery of the incarnation.*
OF THE MASS. XXlil
I confess one baptism for
the remission of sins.
And I txpect the resur-
rection of the dead, and
the life of the world to
come. Amen.
P. The Lord be witli
you. R. And with thy
spirit.
Let us pray.
Here follows tJie OFFERTORY, which may be
seen in its proper place.
OBLATION of the HOST.
Suscipe, Sancte Pa- Accept, O holy Fa*
ter, omnipotens seterne ther, almighty and eter-
Deus, hanc immacula- nal God, this unspotted
tarn Hostiam, quam ego Host, which I thy un-
indignus famulus tuus
offero tibi Deo meo vi-
ma in remissionem pec-
catorum. Et expecto re-
surrectionem rnnrtuo*
rum, et vitam venturi
SiECUli.
Amen.
P. Dominusvobiscum.
R. Et cum spiritu
tuo.
Or emus.
vo et vero, pro innume-
rabilibus peccatis, offen-
sionibus et negligcntiis
meis, et pro omnibus
circumstantibus ; sed et
pro omnibus fidelibus
Christianis, vivis atque
defunctis ; ut mini et
iS I is proficiat ad salutem
in vitam aeternam.
Amen.
1 the Priest pnts the Wine and Water into the
Chalice, he says,
Dens qni humansesub- O God, who in creat-
stanti?e dignitatem mira- ing human nature, hast
bi liter condidLti, et mi. wonderfully dignified it,
rabiiius reformasti, da and s]ill more wonder-
worthy servant offer un-
to thee, my living and
true God, for my innu.
merable sins, offences,
and negligences, ;md
for all here present; as
also for all faithful
Christians, both living
and dead; that it may
avail both me and them
unto life everlasting.
Amen.
XXIV
THE ORDINARY
nobis per hujus Aquae
et Vini Mysterium, ejus
divinitatis esse consortes,
qtii humanitatis nostrre
fieri dignatus est parti-
ceps, Jesus Christus FU
lius tuus Dominus nos-
ter: qui tecnm vivit et
regnat in unitate Spiritus
sancti Deus ; per omnia,
ssecula saeculorum.
Amen.
OBLATION of
Offer! mus tibi, Do-
mine, Calicem salutaris,
tuam deprecantes cle.
mentiam, ut in conspectu
di/moe Majestatis tuae,
pro nostra et totius muu-
di ' salute cum odore
suavitatis ascendat.
Amen.
fully reformed it, grant
that by the mystery of
this Water and Wine, we
may be made partakers
of his divine nature, who
vouchsafed to become
partaker of our human
nature, namely, Jesus
Christ our Lord thy Son,
who with thee, in the
unity of, &c.
Amen.
the CHALICE.
We offer unto thee, O
Lord, the Chalice of Sal-
vation, beseeching thy
clemency, that it may
ascend before thy divine
Majesty, as a sweet o-
dour, for our salvation,
and for that of the whole
world. Amen.
When the Priest bows before the Altar, he says,
In spiritu humi'itatis,
et in animo contrho sus-
cipiamur a te, Domine,
etsic fiat sacrificium nos-
trnm in con?pectu tuo
hodie, ut pl-iceat tibi,
Domine Deus.
Accept us, O Lord, in
the spirit of 'humility,
and contrition of heart,
and grant, that the sacri-
fice which we offer this
day in thy sight, may be
pleasing to thee, O Lord
God.
When he blesses the Bread and Wine, he sai/s,
Veni, sanctificator, Come, O almighty
omnipotens eeterne Deus, and eternal God,
et beijedic hoc sacrifi-
the
sanctifier, and bless -ikis
OF THE M\SS. XXV
cinm tuo sancto nomini sacr ; fice, prepared for the
prseparatum. glory of thy holy name.
U(it\ in solemn classes, he blesses Hie Incense, saying,
May the Lord, by the
intercession of the bless-
ed Michael the arch-
Per intercessionem
beati Michael is archaii-
geli stantis a dextris Al-
taris Incensi, et omnium angel standing at the
electorum suorum, in- right hand of the Altar
censum istud dig-ietur
Dorninus benedicer^, et
in odorem suavilatis ac-
of Incense, and of all his
elect, vouchsafe to bless
this incense, and receive
it as an odour of sweet-
ness. Thro." Amen.
At incensing the Bread and Wine, he says,
cipere. Per Christum
Dominum nostrum.
Incensum istud a te
benedictum, ascendat ad
te Domine, et descendat
super
tua.
May this f license
which thou hast blest,
O Lord, ascend to tjiee,
nos misericordia and may thy mercy de-
scend upon us.
At incensing the Altar, he says, Ps. cxi.
Diripatur, Domine,
ratio mea sicut incen-
Let my prayer, .O
Lord, ascend, like in-
sum, in consnectu tuo: cense in thy sight: and
elevatio manuum mea-
rum sacrificium vesper-
tinum. Pone, Domine,
cnstodiam ori meo, et
ostium circumstantise la-
biis meis, ut non decli-
net ror meam in verba
malitiae, ad excusandas
trxcusationes in peccatis.
the lifting up of my
hands be as an evening
sacrifice. Place, O Lord,
a guard on my momh,
and a gate of prudence
before my lips, that my
heart may not wander
after words of malice, to
seek excuses in sin.
On giving the Ccmcr to the Deacon, he Kays,
May the Lord enkindle within us the fire of his
love, and the flame of everlasting chanty.
Amen,
C
THE ORDINARY
Washing his Hands he sai/s, Ps xxv. 6.
I will wash my hands
among the innocent: and
VP ill encompass thy altar,
O Lord.
That I may hear the
voice of praise : and pub-
lish all thy marvellous
works.
Lord, T have loved the
beauty of thy house, and
the place of the habita-
tion of thy glory.
Destroy not my soul
with the impious; and
my life with men of
bloody minds*
In whose hands are ini-
quities: their right-hand
is filled with bribes.
xxvi
Lavabo inter inno-
centes man us meas : et
circumdabo altare Uiuin,
Domine.
Ut audiam vocem
laudis : et enarrem uni-
versa mirabilia tua.
Domine, dilexi deco-
rem domustus5 ? et locum
habitationis glorise tuse.
Ne perdcis cum impiis
animam meam ; et cum
viris sanguiiium viiam
meam.
In quorum manibus
iniquitates sunt: dextera
eonim rep! eta est mu-
nerib'us.
Ego an tern in inno-
centia mea ingressus
sum: redime me, et mi-
serere mei.
Pes meus stefit in di-
recto : in ecclesiis bene-
dicam te Domine.
Gloria Patri,
&c.
Filio,
But I have walked in
my innocence : redeem
me, and have mercy on
me.
My feet have stood in
the right path : in the as-
sembly I will bless thee,
O Lord.
Glory be to the Father,
&c.
Bowing before the middle of the Altar, he says^
Snscipe, sancta Trini
tas, hanc oblationem
quam tibi ofFerimus ob
memoriamPassionis, Re-
surrectionis, et Ascensio-
nis Jesu Ciiristi Domini
nostri; et in honorem
Receive, O holy Tri-
nity, this oblation which
we make to thee, in me-
mory of the Passion, Re-
surrection, and Ascension
of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and in honour of the
OF THE MASS.
blessed Mary ever a vir-
gin, the blessed John
Baptist, tlu j holy Apostles
Peter and Paul, and of
all the Saints ; that it
may be available to their
honour and our sal-
vation : and may they
vouchsafe to intercede
for us in heaven, whose
memory we celebrate on
earth. Thro' the same
Christ our Lord Amen.
beatae Marise semper
Virginis, et beau Joaunis
Baptistae, et sanctorum
Apostolorum Petri et
Pauli, et istorum, et om-
nium Sanctorum ; ut ;n 's
proficiat ad ho-io
nobis autem ad salutem :
et illi pro nobis interce-
dere dignentur in coelis,
quorum memonam agi-
111 us in terris. Per eun-
dem Christum Doininum
nostrum. Amen.
Then turning himself towards the People, he says,-
Oraie Fratres, ut me- Brethren, pray that my
urn ac vestrum sacrifici- sacrifice and yours may
urn acceptable fiat apud
Deum Patrem omnipo-
tentem.
R. Suftcipiat Do'minus
sacrifici urn de manibus
tuis, ad laudem et glori-
am iiominis sui, ad utili-
tatem quoque nostrum,
toti usque tcclesiae suae
sanctre.
Af-er reading the SECRET, which may be seen in
its proper place, the second Secret from Candle-
mas-day till Passion Sunday, and from the III.
Sunday after Pentecost until Advent, (except on
Doubles, and within Octaves) is the follow ing.
11. SECRET. Graciously hear us, O God our
Saviour: that by virtue of this sacrament, thoii
ina^est detend us from all enemies, of both soul
and body : grant us grace in this life, and glory in
the next.
JPnwi Low Sunday, exclusively^ till the Ascension,*
C 2
be acceptable to God the
Father Almighty.
R. May the Lord re-
ceive the sacrifice from
thy hands, to the praise
and glory of his name,
and to our benefit, and to
that of his hol> Church.
XXVlll PREFACES.
instead of the foregoing is said the SECRET,
May, O Lord, &c. as in the Votive Mas* SALVE
for the B. V. M.
P. Per omnia saecula P. World without end.
sseculorum. R. Amen. R. Amen.
The Preface.
P, Dominusvobiscum. P. The Lord he with
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. you. R. And with thy
P. Sursnm corda. R. spirit. P. Lift up your
Habemus ad Dominum. hearts. R. We have
P. Gratias agamus Do lifted them up to the
mi no Deo nostro. R. Lord. P. Let us give
Dignum et justum est. thanks to our Lord God.
R. It is meet and just.
The PREFACE on Festivals and other Days that
have none proper, and in Masses t /(>r the Dead.
N. B. This mark * refers to the subsequent part of
the proper Prefaces.
VEre dign u m et j ust u m
est, sequum et sal j-
tare; nos tibi semper, et
ubique gratia* ai; ere, Do-
mine sancte, Pater om-
nipotens, seterne Deus.
* Per Christum Domi-
num nostrum : per quern
majestatem ttiam laudant
angeli. adorant domina-
tiones, tremunt potesta-
tes, coeli coeloruriqne vir-
tutes, ac beaia seraphim,
socia exultatioue conce-
]ebrant. Cum quibus et
nostras voces, ut admitti
jubeas cleprecamur, sup-
pi ici eoo,fessione di-
cerites :
i
T is truly meet and j ust,
rijjht and available
to salvation, that we
should always, and in all
places, give thanks to
thee, O holy Lord, Fa-
ther Almighty, eternal
God. * Thro' Christ
our Lord : by whom the
angels praise thy Majesty,
the dominations adore it,
the powers tremble be-
fore it, the heavens, the
heavenly virtues, and
blessed seraphim, with
common jubilee glorify
it. Together with whom.
we beseech thee, that we
may be admitted to join
our humble voices, say-
ing:
Santus, sanctus, sanc-
tus, Dominus Deus Sa-
baoth. Pleni stint coeli
et terra gloria tua. Ho-
sanna in excel sis. Be-
nedictus qui venit in no-
mine Domini, Hosanna
in excelsis.
PREFACES. XXI*
Holy, hol)% holy, Lord
God of Sabaoth. Hea-
ven and earth are full of
thy glory. Hosanna in
the highest. Blessed is he
that comes in the name
of the Lord, Hosanna in
the highest.
On TRINITY SUNDAY, and on evert/ oilier Sunday
in the Year that has no proper Preface.
* Qui cum unigenito
Filio tuoet Spiritu Sanc-
to tin us es Deus, unus es
Dominus: non in unius
siugularitate Personae,
sed in unius Trim tale
substantive. Quod enim
cie tua gloria, revelante
te, credimus, hoc dtr Fi-
)io tuo, hoc de Spiritu
Sancto, sine differentia
discretions sentimus. Ut
in confessione verse sem-
phernseque Deitaiis, et
inPersonis proprietas, et
in essentia Uniias, et in
Majestate adoretureequa-
Jitas. Quam laudant an-
geli atque archan^di,
cherubim quoque ac se-
raphim, qui non cessant
clamare quotidie, una
voce dicentes, sanctus,
&c.
* Who, together with
thy only begotten Son,
and the Holy Ghost, art
one God, and one Lord :
not in a singularity of
Person, but in a Trinity
of substance. For what
we believe of thy glory,
as thou hast revi.-ale'.l; the
same \ve believe of thy
Son, and of the Holy
Ghost, without any dif-
ference or distinction. So
that, in the confession of
the true and eternal De-
ity, we adore a distinc-
tion in the Persons, an
unity in the essence, and
an equality in the Ma-
jesty. Whom the angels
and archangels, the che-
rubim also and sera-
phim praise, and cease
not daily to cry out with
one voice, saying, Holy,
&c.
From CHRISTMAS-DAY*/// Ike Epiphany: on Corpg
Christi ; vndou our Lord's Transfiguration.
XXX PREFACES.
N. B. Prefaces thus marked f are concluded in the
name manner ax tins.
* Quia per incarnati
Verbi mystenum, nova
menus nostrse ocuHs lux
tuse claritatis infulsit: ut
dum visibiliter, Deum
cognoscirnus, per hunc
in invisibilium amorem
rapiarnur. f Et ideo
rum angelis et archan-
gelis, cum thronis et
dominationibus, cnmque
omni militia coe'c-stis
exercitus, hymnum glo-
rias tuae canimus, sine
fine dicentes, Sanctus,
&c.
* Since bv the myg.
tery of the Word made
flesh, a new ray of thy
glory has appeared to the
eyes of our souls- that
while we behold God
visibly, we may be car.
ried by lnm to the love
of things invisible, f And
therefore with the angels
and archangels, with the
thrones and dominations,
and with all the heavenly
host, we sing an ever-
lasting hymn to thy glo.
ry, saying, Holy, &c.
On the Epiphany and during its Octave.
* Quia cum unigenitus
tuns' in substamia nos-
trat mortalkatis apparuit,
nova nos im mortal itatis
suse, luce reparavit. * Et
ideo, &c.
* Because when thy
only begotten Son ap~
peared in the Substance
of our mortal flesh, he
repaired us by the new
light of his immortality.
f And therefore, &c.
In LENT till Passion Sunday.
* Qui corporal i jeju- * Who by this bodily
nio vicia con.primis, fast extinguishest our
mentem elevas, virtutern vices, elevatest our under-
largiris et prssmia. * Per standi ,gs, bestovvest on
Christum, &c. us virtue 'and its reward.
* Thro', &c.
On PASSION andP^LM SUISDAYS,
Maundy Thuisday and Feasts of t lit [ioly Cross.
* Qui salutem hnm:ini * Whoha^tappoin'vcd
generis in ligno Crucis that the sal vaiion ofni-iu,
PREPACKS.
constUuisti : ut unde
mors oriebatur, inde vita
resurgeret: et qui in lig-
no vincebat, in lig o
quoque vinceretur. *Per
(Christum, &c.
VERB dignum et jus-
turn est, sequtim et
salutare, tequidem, Do-
mine, omni tempore, sed
[in hoc potissimum nocte
?el die, vel] in hoc glo-
riosius praedicare, cum
Pascha nostrum immola-
tus est Chnstus. Ipse
enim verus est Agnus,
qui abstulit peccata mun-
di. Qui mortem nostram
moriendo destruxit, et
yitam resurgendo repara-
vit. f Et ideo, &c.
I 1 ;,
xxxi
kind should be wrought
on the wood of the cross:
that from whence death
came, thence life might
arise ; and that he who
overcame by the tree,
might also by the tree be
overcome. * Thro 1 , &c.
From HOLY SATURDAY tilt the Ascension.
is truly me?t and
just, right and avail-
able to salvation, to
praise thee, O Lord, at all
tunes, but chieiiy on this
[night or day, or at this
time] when Christ our
Passover was sacrificed
for us. l ; or lie is the true
Lamb who hath tak-n
away the sins of the
world. Who by dying
has destroyed our death,
and by rising again has
restored us to life. -fAnd
tin TO fore, &c.
From ASCENSION DAY till Whitsun-Eve.
* Per Christum Domi-
nnm nostrum. Qui post
fesunectionem suam om-
nibus disci pulis suis ma-
nikjtusapparuit, et ipsis
cernemibus est elevatus
in ca i lunv ut nos divini-
su&i tribueret t-sse
participes. tEt ideo, &c.
* Thro* Christ our
Lord. Who after his re-
surrection appeared
openly to all his disciples,
and in their presence as-
cended into heaven, to
make us partakers of his
divine nature. t And
therefore, &c.
PREFACES.
From WHITSUN.EVE till Trinity-Sunday; and in
Votive Masses of the Holy Ghost.
* Per Christum Domi-
num nostrum. Qui ascen
dens super omnes ccelos,
sedensque ad dexteram
tuam, promissum Spiri-
tum sanctum [hodierna
die] in filios adoptionis
efFudit Qua proper pro-
fusis gaudiis totns in orbe
terrarum mundus exul-
tat : sed et sn peruse vir-
tntes atque angel icae po
testates, hymnum gloriae
tuse coRcinunt, sine fine
dicentes, Sanctus, &c.
* Thro* Christ our
Lord. Who ascending
above all the heavens,
and sitting at thy right
hand, didst send down
the promised holy Spirit
[this day] upon the chil-
dren ofadoption. Where-
fore the whole world dis-
plays its excess of joy ;
the heavenly virtues also,
and all the angelic pow-
ers, sing in concert an
everlasting hymn 10 thy
glory, saying, Holy, &c.
On FESTIVALS of the B.V MARY (the Purif cation,
exceptcd) on which is said the Preface of Christ-
mas,
in
Et te in N. Beatse
Ma rise semper Virgin is
col a u dare, benedicere, tt
praedicare. Quae et uni
genitum tuum Sancti Sni-
ritus obumbratione con-
cepit, et Virginitatis glo-
ria permanente lumen
seternum mrndo efFudit,
Jesum Christum Domi-
nurn nostrum. *Per
quern, &c.
* That we should
praise, bless, and glorify
thee on the N. of the
blessed Mary, ever a Vir-
gin. Who by the over-
shadowing of the Holy
Ghost eonceived thy on-
ly begotten Son, and the
glory of her virginity still
remaining, brought forth
the eternal light of the
world, Jesus Christ our
*By whom, &c.
Lord.
On the FESTIVALS of the APOSTLES.
V ERE (lignum et jus- IT is truly meet and
tumest, sequuaiet just, right and avail-
then dukt not require
said J, Ik'hoJ d J cojno ! rt vi*
THC CANON OF THE MASS.
salutare, te Domine sup-
pliciter exorare, ut gre-
gem tuum Pastor srterne
n on deseras, sed per bea-
tos apostolos tuosconti-
m,a protectione custo-
dias. Ut iisdem rectori-
bus gubernetur, quos
operis'nii vicarios eidem
contulisti prseesse pas-
tores. * Et ideo, &c.
able to salvation, hum.
bly to beseech thee that
thou, O Lord, our eternal
Shepherd, wouldst not
forsake thy flock, but
keep it under thy conti-
nual protection by thy
blessed apostles. That
it may be governed by
those whom thou hast
appointed its vicars and
pastors. * And, &c.
THE CANON OF THE MASS.
TE igitur clementissi-
me^Pater, per Jesum
Christum Filium tuum
Dominum nostrum, sup-
pi ices rogamu.?, ac peti-
IT. us, uti accepta habeas
et benedicas hsec dona,
Tiaec munera, hsec sancta
sacrificia iilibata, im-
primis, qnae tibi otferimus
pro Kcclesia tua sancta
catholica ; quam paci
ficare, custodire, adu-
nare, et regere digneris
toto orbe t^rrarum. una
cum fanvaio tuo Papa
nostro N. et Antistite
nostro N. et Rege nostro
N. et omnibus Orthodox-
is, atque Catholicje et
Apostolic;* F'ulei Culto-
WE humbly pray
and beseech thee,
therefore, most merciful
Father, thro' Jesus Christ
thy Son, our Lord, that
thou wouldst vouchsafe
to accept and bless these
Gifts, these Presents,these
holy unspotted Sacrifices,
which in the first place
we offer thee for thy
holy Catholic Church, to
which vouchsafe to grant
peace; as also to pre-
serve, unite, and govern
it throughout the world,
together with thy servant
N. oi! r Pope, "N. our
Bishop, and N. our King,
as also all orthodox be-
lievers and professors of
the catholi: and apostolic
Faith.
XXXIV
THE CANON OF THE MASS.
COMMEMORATTO
Memento, Domine,
famulorum famularum-
que tuarum N. et N.
He prays silently for th>
Et omnium circum-
stantinm, quorum tibi
fides cognita est, et nota
devotio, pro quibus tibi
offerimus, vel qui tibi
offerunt hoc sacrificiuin
laudis, pro se, suisque
omnibus, pro redemp-
tione animarum suarum,
pro spe salutis, et inco-
iumititis sure, tibique
reddunt vota sua geterno
Deo, vivo et vero.
COMMUNICANTES, et
tnemoriam venerantes,
imprimis gloriosse sem-
per Virginia Mafiae, Ge-
nitricis Dei et Domiai
nostri jesa Christi, sed et
beatorurn Apostolorum
ac Martyrum tuorum,
Petri et Pauli, A.ndrese,
Jacobi, Joannis, Thomas,
Jacobi, Philippi, Bartho-
iomsei, Matthsei, Simo-
nis et Thadaei, Lini,
Cleti, Clemen us, Xysti,
Cornelii, Cypriam, Lau-
rentii, Chrysogoni, Jo-
annis et Pauli, Cosrnse
N OF THE LIVING.
Be mindful, O Lord, of
thy servants, men and
women, N. and N.
?e he intends to pray for.
And of all here pre-
sent, whose Faith and
Devotion is known unto
thee, for whom we offer,
or who offer up to tivee
this sacrifice of praise foe
themscives, their families,
and friends, for the re-
demption of their souls,
for the health and salva-
tion they hope for, and
for which tliey now pay
their vows to thee, the
eternal, living, and true
God.
COMMUNICATING with,
and honouring in the
first place, the memory
of the ever glorious Virgin
Mary, Mother of our
Lord and God Jesus
Christ ; as also ot the
blessed Apostles and
Martyrs, Peter and Paul,
Andrew, Jam s, John,
Thomas, Jam^s, Philip^
Bartholomew , Matthew,
Si.non and Thadeus^
Linus, Cietus, Clement^
Xystus, Co:nf. j li s, Cy-
prian, Lav/rence, Chryso.^
goaus, John and. Paul
THE CANON OF THE MASS. XXXV
et Damiani, et omnium Cosmas and Damian, and
Sanctorum tuorum ; quo-
ruin mentis prccibusque
concedas, it in omnibus
protection'^ tuse muuia-
mur auxilio. Per eun-
dem Christum Dominurn
nostrum. Amen.
of all thy Saints; by
whose merits and prayers,
grant that we may be
always defended by the
heip of thy protection.
Thro* the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.
Spreading his Hands ovtr the Oblation, he says,
Hanc i^ffur obla-
tlonern serviuitis nostrcv,
sed et cunctae I'arniliai
luce, cjiisesiimus Domwcy
ut placates ccipi;isj
diesque nostros in tua
pace disponas, atque ab
aeterna damnatione nos
eripi, et in Eieciorum tu-
orum jubeas gr<-ge nu-
merari. Per Christum
Dominum nostrum.
Amen.
Quam oblationem 1 tu
Detis in omnibus, q use-
sum us, benedictam, ad-
script am, ratam, ratio.
nabilem, acceptabilem-
que facere digneris ; ut
nobis Corpus et Sanguis
fiat delectissimi Filii tui
Domini nostri Jesu
Chrisii.
Qui pridie qnam pate-
r< . ".r, accepit pancm in
sanctas ac vencrabiles
man us suas. et clevatis
occulis in ccclum, ad te
Deiun Patrem suum orri-
\Vt thcrefure be-
seecii thee, O Lord, gra-
riounly to accept this ob-
lation of our servitude,
as also of thy whole fa-
mily ; "dis|)ose our days
in thy peace, preserve
us from eternal damna-
tion, and rank us , in
the number of thine
L'ert. Thro' Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Which oblation do
thou> O God, vouchsafe
in all respects, to bless,
approve, ratify and ac-
cept 5 that it may be made
for us the body and blood
of thy most beloved Son
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Who the day before
he suffered, took bread
into his holy and vene-
rable hands, and with his
eyes lifted up towards
heaven, giving thanks to
'XXXV 111
THE CANON OF THE.MASS.
sumpserimus, omni bene.
diccione coelesti et gratia
repleamur. Per eundem
Christum Dominum no-
strum. Amen.
thy Son at this altar, may
be filled with every hea-
venly grace and blessing.
Thro' the same Christ
our Lord. Amen.
COMMEMORATION OF THE DEAD.
Memento etiam, Do-
mine, famulorum famu-
Be mindful, O Lord,
of thy servants N. and N.
larumque tuarum N. et who are gone before us,
N. qui nos prsecesserunt with the sign of Faith,
cjiimsigno Fidei, et dor-
miunt insomno pacis.
and rest in the sleep of
peace.
Here particular mention is sihnthj made of such of
the Dead as arc to be prayed j or.
To these, O Lord, and
to all that sleep in Christ,
grant, we beseech thee,
a place of refreshment,
light, and peace : thro'
the same Christ our Lord.
Ipsis, Domine, et om-
nibus in Christo quies-
cantibus, locum refrige-
rii, lucis et pncis, ut in-
dulgeas deprecamur: per
eundem Christum Do-
minum nostrum. Amen.
Amen.
Here, slri k i ng h is
Nobis quoque pecca-
toribus famulis tuis de
multitudine miseratio-
pum tuarum sperantibus
I>artem aUquam et so-
cietatem donar j digneris,
cum tuis sancMs apostolis
et mart.yribtis cum Jo-
anne, Stephano, Mat-
thia, Barnaba, Ignatio,
Alexandro, Marcel lino,
Petro, Felicitate, Per-
petua, Agatha, Lucia,
Agriete, Csecilia, Anas*
Breast, the Priest says,
Also to us sinners, thy
servants, confiding in the
multitude of thy* mercies,
vouchsafe to grant some
part and fellowship with
thy holy apostles and
martyrs; with John, Ste-
phen, Matthias, Barna-
bas, Ignatius, Alexander,
Marcel line, Peter, Fell,
citas, Perpetua, Agatha,
Lucy, Agnes, Cecily,
Anastasia, and wilh all
thy saints: into whose
tasia, et omnibus sanctis
tuis : intra quorum nos
consortium, nonaestimu-
tor meriti, sed venise,
quaesumus largitor ad-
mitte. Per Christum Do-
mi nu m nostrum.
Per quern hsec om-
nia, Domine, semper
bona creas, sanrti fl-
eas, vivincas, benedicis,
et prsestas nobis. Per
ipsum, et cum ipso, et
in ipso, est tibi Deo Patri
omnipotent!, in unitate
Spiritus Sancti, orrmis
honor et gloria.
P. Per omnia saecula
Eseculorum. R. Amen.
Oremus.
PRseceptis sahitaribus
moniti, et d.vina
institutioae formati, au-
demus dicere :
Pater noster, qni es in
coelis, sanctificettir no-
men tuum ; adveniat
regnum tuum : fiat vo-
luntas uia sicut in coelo,
H ii, terra : pjnem nos-
trum quotidianum da
nohis iiudie ; <?t dimiite
nob ; .s el-, bita nostra, si-
cut et nos dhnittimus
debitoribus nostris: et ne
D
THR>CANON OF THE MASS. XXXIX
company we beseech
thee to admit us, not in
consideration of our me-
rit, but of thy own gra-
tuitous pardon. ThfO*
Christ our Lord.
By whom, O Lord,
tbou dost always cre-
ate, sanctify, quicken,
bless, and give us all
these pood, things. By
him, a;ul with bim,
and in him, is to thee,
God the Father Almigh-
tv, in the unity of the
Holy Ghost, ail honour
and ^lory.
P. For ever and ever.
R. Amen.
Let us pray.
BEi'ig instructed by
thy saving precepts,
and following iny divine
directions, we presume
to say ;
Our Father, who art
in heaven, hallowed be
thy name : thy kingdom
CD e : thy will he done
o;> earth, as it is in hea-
ven . give us this day our
daily DfcaJ ; and forgive
us our trespa_sses, as we
forgive tiit- m that trespass
against us. And lead us
not into temptation ;
xl
THE CANON OF THE MASS.
nos inducas in tentatio-
nem : R. Sed libera nos
a malo. P. Amen.
Libera nos, quaesum us,
Domine, ab omnibus
mails, preEteritis, prse-
sentibus et futuris : et in
tercedente beata et glo- -
riosa semper Virgine Dei
Genitrice Maria, cum
beatis apostolis tnis Petro
et Paulo, atque Andrea,
et omnibus sanctis, da
propitius pacem in die-
bus nostris : ut ope mi-
sericordiae tuse adjuti, et
a peccato simus semper
liberi, et ab omnia per-
tufbatione securi. Per
eundem Dominum nos.
trum Jesum Christum Fi-
lium tuum, qui tecum
vivit et regnat, in imitate
Spiritus Sancti, Deus.
P. Per omnia ssecula
saeculorum. R. Amen.
P. Pax Domini sit
semper vpbiscum.
R. Et cum
tuo.
R. But deliver u* from
evil. P. Amen.
Deliver us, we beseech
thee, O Lord, from all
evils past, present, and to
come : and by the in-
tercession of the blessed,
and ever glorious Virgin
Mary Mother of God,
and of the holy apostles
Peter and Paul, and of
Andrew, and of all the
saints, mercifully grant
peace in our days : that
thro' the assistance of thy
mercy, we may be al-
ways free from sin, and
secure from all disturb-
ance. Thro* the same
Jesus Christ, thy Son our
Lord, who with thee and
the Holy Ghost liveth
and rei^neth, God.
P. World without end.
R. Amen.
P May the peace of
the Lord be always with
you.
R. And with thy spirit.
Breaking the Host, he puts a Particle thereof into the
Chalice, sat/ing, May this mixture, and consecra-
tion of the body and blood of our Lord Jesus
Christ, be to us that receive it effectual to eternal
life. Amen.
Then- bowing, and striking his Breast t he says,
THE CANON OF THE MASS.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis
peccata mundi,
* miserere nobis,
* miserere nobis,
* dona nobis pacem.
xli
Lamb of God, who
takest away the sins of
the world, * have mercy
upon us, * have mercy
upon us, * give us peace.
In Masses for the DEAD he says twice, Give them
rest; ' and lastly, * Give them eternal rest.
The following Prayer is also omitted.
Domine Jesu Christe, Lord Jesus Christ, who
saidst to thy apostles, 1
leave you peace, I give
you my peace, regard
not my sins, but the
faith of thy Church -, and
grant her that peace and
unity which is agreeable
qui dixisti apostolis tuis
pacem relinquo vobis,
pacem meam do vobis,
ne respicias peccata mea,
sed fidera Ecclesise tuse ;
eamque secundum vo-
luntatem tuam pacifi-
care et coadunare digne-
ris : qui vivis et regnas
Deus, per omnia saecula
saeculorum. Amen.
Domine Jesu Christe,
Fili Dei vivi, qui ex vo.
luntate Patris, co-ope-
rante Spiritu Sancto, per
mortem tuam mundum
vivificasti, libera me per
hocsacro- sanctum corpus
et san^uinem tuum ab
omnibus iniquitatibus
meis, et universis malis :
et fac me tuis, semper
inhserere mandatis, et a
te nunquam separari per-
mittas : qui cum eodem
Deo Patre et Spiritu
Sancto vivis et regnas
to thy will i who livest
and reign est for ever afr<i
ever. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son
of the living God, who,
according to the will of
thy Father, hast by thy
death, thro 1 the co-opera-
tion of the Holy Ghost,
given life to the world,
deliver me by this thy
most sacred body and
blood from all my ini-
quities, and from all
evils j and make me al-
ways adhere to thy com-
mandments, aiid never
suffer me tobeseparate^
from thee: who
X lii THE CANON OF THE MASS.
Pens in ssecula saeculo- and reignest with God
rum. Amen. the Father in the unity
of, &c. Amen.
Perceptio corporis tui, Let not the participa-
Domine Jesu Cbriste, tion of thy body, O Lord
quod ego indignus su- Jesus Christ, which I,
mere pisesumo, non mi- tho' unworthy, presume
hi proveniat .n judicium to receive, turn to my
ct condernntionem , sed judgment and condem-
pro tun pieUHe prosit nation ; hut thro' thy
inihi ad tutamentum mercy, may it be a safe-
mentis et corporis, et ad guard and remedy, both
Biedelam '^ercipiendam: of soul and bod\ : who
qui vivis et regnas cum with God the Father, in
Pep Patre, in .unitate the unity of the Holy
Spiritus Sancti Deus per Ghost, Hvest and reigiiest
oninia ssecula sceculo- God for ever and t-vtr.
rum. Amen. Amen.
Ticking the Host in his Hands, he says,
Panem coelesterri ac- I will take the bread of
cipiiim, et nornen Do- heaven, and call upon
mini invocabo. the name of our Lord.
Striking his Breast, in Humility and Devotion, lie
says thrice,
Domine, non sum dig- Lord, I am not worthy
lius ut iutrts sub tectum that thou sbouUIst enter
meum , sed tantum die under my roof; say but
yerbo, et sanabitur ani-- the word, and my soul
rna mea. shall be healed.
Receiving rroerrntly both Parts of the Host, he, says,
Corpus Domini nostri May the body of our
Jesu Christ! custodial Lord Jesus Christ pre r
animam meam in vitam serve my soul to life
getemam. Amen. everlasting. Amen.
Taking the Chalice, he says,
.Quid retribuam JDomi- What return shall 1
THE CANON OF THE MASS. xllii
no pro omnibus quae re- make the Lord for all he
tribuii niiin ? C aiicem has givt-n to me ? I will
saluuiris accipiam, et no- take tr.e Cftalice of sal-
men Domini iuvocabo. vation, and call upon
Laudans irjvocabo Do- the name of the Lord,
xninum, et ab imimcis Praising I wsii call upon
nieis salvus ero. the Lord, and shall be
saved from my e .emies.
Receiving the Blood of our Saviour, he says,
Sangms Domini nostri The biood ->f our Lord
Jesu Christi custodiat Jesus Chris 1 preserve my
animam meam in vitam soul to everlasting life,
aeternam. Amen. Amen.
Taking thefrst Ablutim, he sriys,
Qnod i>re sumpsiimis, Gran*, Lord, that what
Domine, pura meute ca- we have taken with our
piamus, et de munere mouth, we may receive
temporal!, fiat nobis re- with a pure mind, that
medium sempiternum. of a temporal gfift it may
become to us an eternal
remedy.
Taking the second Ablution, he says,
Corp pa tu urn Domine, May thy body, OLord,
quod sumpsi, et sanguis which 1 have received,
quern potavi, adhaereat and thy blood which I
viscer busmeis; et praesta, have drank, cleave to my
ut in me non remaneat bowe's; and grant, ihat
scvlemm macula, quern no stain of sin may
pura et sancta refecerunt remain in me, who have
sacramenta. Qui vivis been fed with this pure
et legiias in sseci la sac- and holv sacrament. Who
.culorum. Amen. livest and reignest, &c.
fton he return* to the Book, and rcudx ///eCcMMU-
NION, which- miiy be scot in ii$ proper Ftuci.
Dominus vobiscum. The Lord be with you.
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. R. Ar.d with thy spirit.
Orenius. Let us pray*
XllV THE CANON OF THE MASS.
From Candlemas- day till Passion Sunday, and from
the III. Sunday ajtcr Pentecost until Advent, (or.
cept on Doubles and within Octaves) after the
proper Po ST c O M M u N I o N , the following is the
II. POSTCOM {Mundet) May the oblation
of this divine sacrament, we beserch thee, O Lord,
both cleanse and defend us ; and by the intercession
of the blessed Mary the Virgin- Mother of God, of
the blessed apostles Peter and Paul, of blessed N.
and of all the saints, free us from all sin, and deliver
us from all adversity.
JirojH Low Sunday exclusively, till the Ascension, in-
stead of the foregoing, is said the P. Co MM. Sumptis,
&c. as in tL Votive Mass SALVE fur the B. V. M.
After the Postcommunion is added the Prayer,
(Etfawulos.)
DEFEND also, O Lord, from all adversity, thy
servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, George
our King, Charlotte our Queen, and the royal is.
sue, together with the people and army committed
to bis care: grant peace in our days, and banish
all wickedness from thy Church : thro', &c.
Dominus vobiscum. The Lord be with you,
R. Et cumspiritu tuo. R. And with thy spirit.
Itc missa est, (vel) Be- Go, you are dismissed,
nedicamus Domino. (or) Let us bless theLord.
R. Deo gratias. R. Thanks be to God.
In Masses for the Dead.
P.Requiescant in pace. P. May they rest in
R. Amen. peace. R. Amen.
Bowing before the Altar, the Priest says,
Placeat tibi sancta Let the performance
Trinitas, obsequium ser- of my homage be pleasing
vitutis meoe; et praesta, to thee, O holy Trinity :
ut sacrifkium quod oc- and grant that the sacri-
culis tttse Majestatis in- fice which I, tho'unwor-
dignusobtuli, tibi sit ac- thy, have offered vip in
ceptabile, mihique, et the sight of thy Majesty,
THE CANON OF THE MASS.
xlv
omnibus proquibus illud
obtuli, sit te miserante,
prop'tiabile. Per Chris-
tum Domiiuim nostrum.
Amen.
may be acceptable to
thee, and thro' thy mercy
be a propitiation tor me,
and all those for whom it
has been offered. Thro*.
Turning himself towards the People, he gives them his
Blessing, spying,
May Almighty God, the Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost, bless you. Amen.
P. Our Lord be wit* 1
you. R. nd with tl^
spirit. P, The Beginning
of the Gospel according
to St. John. R. GlorY
be to thee, O Lord.
TN the beginning was
-* the Word, and the
Wo 1 d was with God, and
God was the Word : j:he
same was in the begin-
ning with God. All things
were made by him, and
without him was made
nothing that was made j
in him was lite, and the
life was the light of men :
and the light shineth in
darkness,and the darkness
did not comprehend it.
There was a man tent
from God, whose name
was John. This man
came for a witness, to
give testimony of the
light, that all men might
believe thro' him. He
was not the light, but
P. Dominus vobiscum.
R. Et cum spirit u tuo.
P.Initium sanctiEvange-
lii secundum Joannem.
R. Gloria tibi,' Domine.
TN principio erat Ver-
* bum, et Verbum erat
apud Deum ; et Deus
erat Verbum : hoc erat in
principio apud Deum.
Omnia per ipsum facta
sunt, et sine ipso factum
est nihil, quod factum
eat : in ipso vita erat,
et vita erat hixhominum:
et lux in tenebris lucet, et
tenebrse earn non com-
prehendemnt.
Fuit homo missus a
Deo, cui nomen erat Jo-
annes. Hie venit in tes-
timonium, ut testimoni-
um perhiberet de lumi-
ne, ut oiiines crederent
per ilium. Non erat ille
lux j sed ut testimonium
V. R. AND PRAYER. FOR THE KING.
perhiberet de lumine.
Erat lux veraqnae illumi-
nat omnem hominem
venientem in hunc rmm-
dum.
In mundo erat, et
mundus per ipsum factus
est, et mundus eum non
cognovit. In propria
venit, et suieum non re-
ceperunt. Quotquotau-
tem receperunt eum, de-
dit eis potestaum filios
Dei fieri : his qui ere-
dunt in nomine ejus, qui
non ex sanguinibus, ne-
qne ex voluntate carnis,
jieque ex voluntate viri ;
sed ex Deo nati sunt; Et
VERBUM CARO FACIUM
EST, et habitavit in no-
bis; et vidimus gloriam
ejus, gloriam quasi uni-
geniti a Patre, plenum
gratiae et ventatis.
R* Deo gratias.
came to give testimony
of the light. He was the
true light which eniight-
eneth every man that
cometh into this world.
He was in the world,
and the world was made
by him, and the world
knew him not. He came
unto his own, and his
own received him not.
But as many as received
him, to them he gave
power to become the
sons of God : to those
that believe in his name,
who are born, not of
blood, nor of the will of
theflesh, nor of the will
of man, but of God ;
And THE WORD WAS
MADE FLESH, and dwelt
among us; and we saw
his glory, as it were the
glory of the only begot-
ten of the Father, full. of
grace and truth.
R. Thanks be to God.
After solemn Muss, the following VEKSICLES and
RESPONSES are sung for the King.
V. Donu;;e, salvum facRegem nostrum Georgium.
R Etexaudi nps in die qua invocaverimus te.
V. Gloria Patri, et Fi'io, et Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, &c.
Prajer. (Qusesumus.)
WE beseech thee, 6 Almighty God, that thy
servant, George our King, who thro' thy
BEFORE, AND AT THE BENEDICTION.
mercy hath undertaken the government of these
realms, may also receive an increase of all virtues,
wherewith being adorned, he. may avoid every enor-
mity of sin, [vanquish his enemies,] and being ren-
dered acceptable in thy sight, may, together with
Charlotte our Queen, and the royal issue, come at
length tothee, who art the way, the truth, and the
life. Thro'.
Whilst the Priest (before the Benediction) is taking
the B. Sacrament out of the Tabernacle, the fol-
lowing Hymn is generally sung :
OSalutaris hpstia !
Quse coeli pandis
ostium :
Bella premunt hostilia:
Da robur, ferauxilium.
2. Uni trinoque Do-
mino,
Sitsempiterna gloria:
Qui vitam sine termino,
Nobis donet in patria.
Sacra-
TAntum ergo
mentum,
Veneremur cernui
Et antiquum docu men-
tum
Novo cedat ritui ;
Saving Host! that
he aven's gate
Laidst open at so dear a
rate :
Intestine wars invade our
breast ;
Be thou our strength,
support, and rest.
2. To God the Fatrfer,
and the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three
in One,
Be endless praise : may
HE above,
With life eternal crown
our love.
At the Benediction.
TO this mysterious
table now,
Our knees, our hearts,
and sense we bow:
Let ancient rites resign
their place
To nobler elements of
grace:
xlviii
AT THE BENEDICTION.
Praestet fides supplement
turn,
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, genitdque
Lauset jubilatio:
Salus, honor, virtus, quo.
que,
Sit et benedictio ;
Procedenti ab utroque,
Comparsit laudatio.
Amen.
V. Panem de coe'o,
prestitisti eis, Alleluia.
R. Omne delectamen-
tum in se habentem, Al-
leluia.
And faith for all defects
supply,
Whilst sense is lost in
mystery
To God the Father
born of none,
To Christ his co- eternal
Son,
And Holy Ghost, whose
equal rays
From both proceed, be
equal praise ;
One honour, jubilee, and
fame,
For ever bless his glorious
name. Amen.
V. Thou hast given
them bread from heaven,
Alleluia.
R. Replenished with
whatever is delicious,
Alleluia.
The Prayer.
T^vEUS, qui nobis, sub
JLJ sacramento mira-
bili passionis tuae memo-
riam reliquisti ; tribue
queeSfotoius, ita nos cor-
poris et sarguinis tui,
tacra mysteria venerari
ut redemptionis tui fruc-
tum in nobis jugiter
gentiamus. Qui.
OGod, who in this
wonderful sacra-
ment, hast left us a per-
petual memorial of thy
passion : grant us, we
beseech thee, so to re-
verence the sacred mys-
teries of thy body and
blood, as in our sou !> :o
be always sensible of the
redemption thou hast
purchased for us. Who.
PROPER MASSES
For the Sundays and Moveable Feasts.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT.
HPH5 Church employs the four weeks that precede
JL Chrijhnas in preparing the faithful for that great fo-
lemnity ; hence the beginning of the ecclefiaftical year is
called Advent, from the Latin word Advent us > which figni-
fiesthe coming, viz. of JelusChrirt. Our firfl parents, (bust
after their fall, were comforted with the prediction of this
great event, when God aflu red them that the time would
come when * the feed of the woman mould crufh the
" head of the ferpent." This promife was renewed to
Abraham, confirmed to Ifaac, determined to the tribe of
Juda, fixed in the houfe of David ; and lailly, the time
of its peifeft accomplimment was exactly calculated by
the prophet Daniel.
INTROLT. Ps. xxiv.
TO thee have I raised /JD te levavi anin?>m
up my soul : O my -" weam : Deus meus t
Cjod, in thee I trust, let in te confido, non crubts-
aiv. not be put toshame: cam: ncquc irridcant me
E
50 FIRST SUNDAY
neither let my enemies inimici mei : etenim uni*
scoff at me : for none versi, qui te expectant,
shall be disappointed, non confundentur. Ps.
who wait for thee N Ps. Vias tuas, Domine, de-
Shew to me, O Lord, thy monstra mihi : et scwitas
ways: and teach me thy tuas edoceme.
paths.
F. Glory, &c. V. Gloria Patri, t.
To thee, &c. to Ps. Ad te, %c. to Ps.
And thus the Introit is always repeated.
Gloria in excelsis is omitted from this Sunday till
Christmas, and from Septuagesima until Eas-
ter, unless on doubles, <$r.
COLL. Excita, qu(?s.- Exert, we beseech thee,
O Lord, thy power, and come ; that by thy protec-
tion we may be freed from the imminent dangers of
our sins, and be saved by thy mercy, who liveth
and reigneth, &c. U. Amen.
1'ror/i this day to Christmas-eve, after the Collect of
the dai/ y the tico following Collects are said.
n. COLLECT. Dem qid O God, who wast
pleased that thy Word, when the angel delivered his
message, should take flesh in the womb of the bles-
sed Virgin Mary ; give ear to our humble petitions ;
and erant, that we who believe her to be truly the
Mother of God, may be helped by her prayers.
III. COLLECT. Eccl. ^.Mercifully hear,
we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy Church,
that all oppositions and errors being removed, she
may servo* thee with a secure and undisturbed devo-
tion. Thro*, &c. Amen.
Or instead of the last Collect, (Eccl. tuse,) the follow-,
ing may be. said.
COLLECT. Deus omnium. O God, the pastor
and governor of all the faithful, look down in thy
mercy on thy servant N. whom thou hast appointed
Pastor over thy Church : and grant, we beseech
thee, that, both by word and example, he may ediiy
IN ADVENT. 51
all those that are under his charge, and, with the
flock intrusted to him, arrive, at length, at eternal
happiness. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 11. i4.~Brethren : Know
that it is now the hour for us to rise from sleep. For
now our salvation is nearer than when we believed.
The night is past, and the day is at hand : IK us
therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on
the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the
day : not in rioting and drunkenness : not in
chambering and impurities: not in contention and
envy : but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ.
GRAD. Ps. xxiv. None, O Lord, who wait
for thee, shall be disappointed. V. Thy ways, O
Lord, make known to me, and thy paths do thou
teach, me. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Shew us, O Lord, V. Ostendc nobis, Do.
thy mercy, and grant us mine, misericord'uun tuuni,
thy salvation. Alleluia. et salutare tuum da nbbis.
Alleluia.
<EOptl. Luke x*i. 25. 33. At that time-.
Jesus said to his disciples- There shall be signs in the
sun, and in the moon, and in tfte stars: and upon
the earth distress of nations, by reason of the confu-
sion of the roaring of the sea and of the waves, men
withering away lor fear, and expectation of what
shall come upon the whole world. For the powers
of the heavens shall be moved : and then they shall
see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with great
power and majesty. But when these things begin
to come to pass, look up, and lift up your heads :
because your redemption is at hand. And he spoke
to them a similitude: See the fig tree and all the
trees: when they now shoot forth their fruit, you
know the summer is nigh : so likewise when you see
these things come to pass, know that the kingdom
of God is at hand. Amen, 1 say to you, this gene,
ration shall not pass away, till all things be fultilled.
52 FIRST SUNDAY
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my word
shall not pass away. CREDO.
OFFERTORY. Ps. xxiv. To thee have I raised
xip my soul ; O my God, in thee 1 put my trust, let
me not be put to shame: neither let my enemies
scoff at me ; for none shall be disappointed who
wait for thee.
SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that these sacred
mysteries may cleanse us by their powerful virtue,
and bring us with greater purity to him, who was
the author and institutor of them. Thro'.
1L SECRET. Strengthen, we beseech thee, O
Lord, in our souls, the mysteries of the true faith :
that we who confess him, that was conceived of a
Virgin, to be true God, and true man, may, by
the power of his saving resurrection, deserve to
come to eternal joys. Thro' the same, &c.
ill. SECRET. Protect us, O Lord, while we
assist at thy sacred mysteries, that being employed
in acts of religion, we may serve thee both in body
and mind Thro'.
Instead of the last, may be said the following.
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, with the offer,
ing we have made, and cease not to protect thy
servant N. whom thou hast been pleased to appoint
Pastor over thy Church. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. Ixxxiv. The Lord will give his kind
blessing, and our land shall yield its fruit.
P, COMM. Suscipiamus. May we receive, O
Lord, thy me^cy in the midst of thy temple, that
with due honour we may prepare for the approach,
ing solemnity of our reparation. Thro'.
11. P COMM. Gratiam tuam. Pour forth, we
beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts,
that we, who, by the message of an angel, have
known the incarnation of thy Son, the Christ, may
by his passion and cross, come to the glory of his
resurrection. Thro'.
IN ADVENT. 53
111. P. COMM. Qutfsumus.We beseech thee,
O Almighty God, not to leave exposed 10 the dan-
gers of human life, those whom thou hast permitted
to partake of those divine mysteries. Thro'.
Instead of the last, may be said the following.
P. COMM M-IV the participation of this divine
sacrament protect us, we beseech thee, O Lord :
and a' ways procure safety and defence to thy servant
N. whom thou hast -p; ointed Pastor over thy
Church, together with the flock committed to his
charge. Thro'
Imteaa o> itt, missa est, is said, Benedicamus Do-
mino: which rule is always to be observed when the
Gloria in excelsis is omitted.
On the week days in Advent, the Mass of the fore*
going Sunday is said, unless there be a proper Mass
for the day, but the Alleluias and V.Jollowing the
Gradual are omitted.
SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT. '
INTROIT. Is. xxx.
PEople of Sion, be- pOpulus Sion, ecceDo-
hold the Lord will minus veniet ad sal-
come to save the Gen- vandas Gentes : et audi-
tiles : and the Lord will" tamfaciet Dominus glori*
make the glory of his am vocis sues in l&titia
voice heard to the joy of cordis vestri. Ps. 79. Qui
your hearts. Ps. 79. regis Israel intends: gui
Thou who nil est Israel, deducts velut ovem, Jb-
hearken: thou who lead. seph. V.Gloria*
est Joseph like a sheep.
F. Glory.
COLLECT. Excita, Pornine. Stir up, OLord,
our hearts to prepare the ways of thy only begotten
Son : that by his coming we may be enabled to serve
thee with pure minds. Who liveth.
For the U, and III. Collects, see the first Sunday,
page 50.
54 SECOND SUNDAY
EPISTLE. Horn. xv. 4. 13. Brethren: What
things soever have been wrote, were written for our
instruction, that by patience and the comfort of the
scriptures we might have hope. Now the God of
patience and comfort grant you to be of one mind
one towards another, according to Jesus Christ j
that with one mind and with one mouth you may
glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Wherefore receive one another, as Christ also hath
received you to the honour of God. For I say that
Jesus was minister of the circumcision for the truth
of G6d, to confirm the promises made to the Fathers.
But that the Gentiles are to glorify God for his mer-
cy, as it is written: " Therefore I will confess to
thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to
thy name." And again: the same prophet saith :
" Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people." And
again : " Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles, and magnify
him.all ye people." And again Isaiah saith : " There
shall be a root of Jesse, and he that shall rise up to
rule the Gentiles, in him the Gentiles shall hope."
Now the God of Mope fill you with all joy and peace
in believing, that you may abound in hope, and in
the power of the lloly Ghost.
GR AD. Ps. xlix. He shall come in his comeli-
ness and beauty from Sion j God will come visibly.
V. Gather to him his saints, who have observed his
covenant more than sacrifice. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. I rejoiced at what V. L&tatus sum in his
was told me : w j are to qua dicta sunt mihi : in
go up to the house of the domum Domini ibimus.
Lord. Alleluia. Alleluia.
<f?0#peU Matt. xi. 2. io. At that time:
When John had heard in prison the works of
Christ, sending two of his disciples he said to him :
Art thou he that art to come, or do we look for ano-
ther? And Jesus making answer, said to them ; Go
and reUte to John what you have heard and seen.
IN ADVENT. 55
The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleans-
ed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have
the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he that
shall not be scandalized in me. And when they
went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitude,
concerning John : What went you out into the de-
sert to see ? A reed shaken with the wind ? But what
went you out to see ? A man cloathed in soft gar-
ments? BehoVl, they that are cloathed in soft gar-
ments are in the houses of kings. But what went
you out to see? A prophet? Yea, f tell you, and
more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is
written: *' Behold, I send my angel before thy face,
who shall prepare thy way before thee." CREDO.
OFFERT. Turning to us, O God, thou wilt re-
store us to life, and thy people shall rejoice in thee.
Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy, and grant us thy sal-
vation,
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech
thee, by our humble prayers and sacrifices ; and
altho 1 we can alledge no deserts on our part, grant
us thy protection. Thro'.
For the If. and 1 1 [ Secrets, seep. $2.
COMM. Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high,
and see the joy that will come to thee from tay
God.
P. COMM. Repleti. Being filled, O Lord, with
this spiritual food, we humbly beseech thee, to teach
us, by partaking of this mystery, to despise earthly
things, and to love such as are heavenly.
1'orthe 11. and III. Postcommunions, sec p. 52, 53.
THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT.
hNTROlT. Philip iv. and Ps. Ixxxiv.
REJOICE in the Lord fAudcte in Domino
always; again I ^semper; iterum dico,
say, rejoice: let your gaudete: modest ia vestra
modesty be known to all nota sit omnibus
j6 THIRD SUNDAY
men: for the Lord is at bus : Dominus enim props
hand : be solicitous about cst : nihil soliciti sitis :
nothing : but on every sed in omni oratione peti-
occasion let your petiti- tiones vestrte innotescant
or.s be made known to apud Deum. Ps. Bene-
God by prayer. Ps.Thou, dixisti, Domine, terrain
O Lord, bast blest tby tua?n, avertisti captivita-
land, thou bast brought tern Jacob. V. Gloria.
back the captive children
of Jacob. V Glory.
COLLECT. Aurem tuam. Bend thine ear, O
Lord, we beseech thee, to our prayers, and enlight-
en the darkness of our minds by the grace of thy vi-
sitation. Who livest.
For the rest of the Collects see p. 50.
EPISTLE. Philip, iv. 4. 7 . Brethren ; Rejoice
in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice. Let your
modesty be known to all men: the Lord is nigh.
Be nothing solicitous : but in every thing by prayer
and supplication with thanksgiving, let your re-
quests be made known to God. And the peace of
God, which surpasseth all understanding, keep your
hearts and minds in Jesus Christ.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxix. Lord, who sittest on the
Cherubim, exert thy power, and come. V. Thou,
who rulest Israel, hearken; thou who leadest Joseph
as a sheep. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Exert, O Lord, thy V. Excita, Domine,
power, and come to save potcntiam tuam, et veni :
us. Alleluia. ut salvos facias nos. Al-
leluia.
050#pL John i. 19. 28. At that time: The
Jews sent fromjemsalem Priests and Levites to John,
to ask him : Who art thou ? And he confessed, and
did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the
Christ. And they asked him : What then ? Art
thou Elias? And he said; I am not. Art thou a
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prophet ? And he answered : No. Then they said
to him ; Who art thou, that we may give an answer
to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?
lie said : " I am the voice of one crying in the wil-
derness, Make straight the way of the Lord," as said
the prophet Isaias. And they that were sent were
of the pharisees. And they asked him and said to
him : Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not
Christ, norElias, nor the prophet? John answered
them, saying: I baptize with water; but there hath
stood one in the midst of you, whom you know
not. The same is he that shall come after me, who is
preferred before me , the latchet of whose shoe I ain
not worthy to loose. These things were done in
Bethania beyond the Jordan, where John was bap-
tizinej. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxxiv. Thou hast blessed, O
Lord, thy land ; thou hast brought back the captive
children of Jacob 5 thou hast pardoned the iniquity
of thy people.
SECRET. May we always, O Lord, offer thec
this sacrifice of our devotion, both to comply with
the institution of these sacred mysteries, and won-
derfully to procure ourselves that salvation which
thou designest us. Thro 1
For the. rest of the Secrets see .52.
COMM Is* xxxv. Say, be comforted, O ye
fearful of heart> and fear not; behold our God will
come and save us.
P. COMM. Imploramus. We implore, OLord,
thy mercy, that these divine helps having cleansed us
from sin, may prepare us for the ensuing solemnity,
For the rest of the Postcommunions see p t $z and
S3-
5 S WEDNESDAY
QUATUOR TEMPORA, OR EMBER-DAYS.
HpHE Ember-days, (fo called from our forefathers' faft-
JL ing on thofe days in fackcloth and allies, or from their
eating nothing but cakes baked under the embers,) are the
Wednefday, Friday, and Saturday of the firft week of
Lent, of Whitfun-week, of the third week in Septem-
ber, and of the third week in Advent. The fpirit of
the Church is, to engage her children at thefe ftated
times to pray, faft, and perform such other good works
as may prevail with God to furnim his Church with good
paftors ; Saturday in Ember-week being the appointed
day for ordaining and confecrating perfons to the facred
nuniftry. We are likewife to beg God's blefling on the
fruits of the earth, and give him thanks for thofe we have
already received.
WEDNESDAY IN EMBER WEEK.
INTROIT. Is. lv. Ps. xviii.
DROP down dew, O ye heavens, from above,
and let the clouds rain down the just one ; let
the earth be opened and bring forth a Saviour.
Ps. The heavens publish the glory of God; and the
firmament declareth the works of his hands. V.
Glory.
After Kyrie eleison, 'is said, Let us pray.
Let us kneel down*. Fiectamus genua.
R. Stand up again. R. Levate,
COLLECT. Prussia ^wtfsMwws, - Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that the approaching
solemnity of our redemption may afford us the suc-
cours of this present life, and heap on us the rewards
of" eternal happiness. Thro 1 .
I. LESSON. Is. ii. 2. 5. In those days the prophet
Isaiah said ; In the last days, the mountain of the
house of the Lord shall be prepared on the top of
* Atfolemn Mattes this is fung by the Deacon ; when
all kneel, till the Subdeacon, after a little paufc, bids
them fiand up again to join with the Prieft whilft he fays
the Colleft.
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the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the
hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many
people shall go, and say : Come and let us go up
to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house ot the
God of Jacob, and he will teach us his ways, and we
\vill walk in his paths; for the law shall come iortli
from Sion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusa-
lem. And he shall judge the Gentiles, and rebuke
many people; and they shall turn their swords into
plow-shares, and their spears into sides; nation
shall not lift up sword against nation,. neither shall
they be exercised any more to war. O house of Ja-
cob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the
Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. xxiii. Lift up your gates, O
you princes ; and be you lifted up, O eternal gates,
and the King of Glory shall enter in. VV ho shall go
up to the mountain of the Lord ; or who shall abide
in his sanctuary ? The man whose hands are inno-
cent, and whose heart is clean.
The Lord be with you. R. And with tby spirit.
COLLECT. Fcstina. Make haste, we beseech
thee, O Lord, and delay not ; but grant us the as-
sistance of thy heavenly grace; that they who trust
in thy goodness, may be relieved by the comiort ot
thy coming, \\holivest.
Here are said the other Collects, as directed, p> 50.
II. LESSON. Is.vii. 10, 16. -In those days : The
Lord spoke unto Achaz, saying: Ask thee a sign of
the Lord thy God, either unto the depth of hell, or
unto the height above. And Achaz said ; I will not
ask, and I will not tempt the Lord. And he said ;
Hear ye, therefore, O house of David; Is it a small
thing for you, to be grievous to men, that you are
grievous to my God also ? Therefore the Lord him-
self shall give you a sign. Behold a Virgin shall con-
ceive and bear a son. and his name shall be called
63 WEDNESDAY IN EMBER-WEEK.
Emmanuel. He shall eat butter and honey, that he
may know to refuse evil, and to chnse good.
GRADUAL. Ps. cxliv. The Lord is near all
those that call upon him, all that call upon him in
truth. V. My month shall declare the praise of the
Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name.
ti>0pCU Luke I 26. 3%.--At that time : The
angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Ga-
lilee called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a
man whose name was Joseph, of the house of
David ; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And
the angel, being come in, said to her; Hail full of
grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among
women. And when she had heard, she was troub-
led at his saying, and thought with herself what
manner of sanitation this should be. And the angei
said to her ; Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found
grace with God. Behold tho^j shalt conceive in thy
womb, and shalt bring forth a son ; and thou shalt
call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall
be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of David his fa-
ther : and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for
ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. And
Mary said to the Angel ; How shall this be done,be-
cause I know not man ? And the angel answering,
said to her ; The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee,
and the power of the Most High shall oversha-
dow thee. And therefore also the Holy one which
shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of
God. And behold thy cousin Elizabeth she hath
also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the
sixth month with her that is called barren ; because
no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary
said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done
unto me according to thy word.
OFFERTORY. Is. xxxv. Take courage, and
FRIDAY IN EMBER-WEEK. 6l
now fear not ; for behold our God will do justice;
he will come himself, and save us.
SECRET. Let our fasts, we beseech thee, O
Lord, be acceptable to thee, that by atoning for our
sins, they may both make us worthy of thy grace,
and bring us to the everlasting effects of thy pro*
inises. Thro',
COMM. h. vii. Behold, a Virgin shall conceive
and bring forth a 80113 and his name shall be called
Emmanuel,
P. COMM. Span's. Being filled, O Lord,
by the participation of thy saving mysteries, we
humbly beseech thee, that as we rejoice in the
taste thereof, we may be renewed by their effects.
Thro'.
FRIDAY IN EMBER WEEK.
JNTR01T. P* cxviii.
THOU art at hand, O Lord, and all thy ways
are truth ; in the beginning I knew from thy
law, that thou art for ever. Ps. Blessed are the un-
deftied in the way ; who walk in the law of the
Lord. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Excita, quasumus. Exert, OLord,
we beseech thee, thy power, and come ; that they
who trust in thy goodness, may speedily be delivered
from all adversity. Who livest.
LESSON. 7s. xi. i. 5. Thus salt h the Lord God ;
And there shall come forth a rod out of the root of
Jesse, and a flower shall rise up out of his root.
And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him ; the
spirit of wisdom, and of understanding ; the spirit of
counsel, and of fortitude; the spirit of knowledge,
and of godliness j and he shall be filled with the spi-
rit of the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge ac-
r.ordmg to thesight of the eyes, nor reprove according
to the hearing of the ears. But he shall judge the
poor wilh justice, and shall reprove with equity for
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62 FRIDAY IN EMBER WEEK:
the meek of the earth ; and he shall strike the earth
\yith the rod of his mouth, and with the breatb of his
lips he shall slay the wicked. And justice shall be
the girdle of his loins ; and faith the girdle of his
reins.
GRADUAL* Ps. Ixxxiv. Shew us, O Lord, thy
mercy, and grant us thy salvation. V. Thou hast
blessed, O Lord, thy land ; thou hast brought back
the captive children of Jacob.
Luke i. 39. 47. At that time ; Mary
rising up in those days, went into the hill country
with haste, into a city of Juda. And she entered
into the house of Zachary, and saluted Elizabeth.
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the
salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb ,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost. And
she cried out with a loud voice, and said ; Blessed
art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of
thy womb. And whence is this to me, that the
mother of my Lord should come to me ? For be-
hold, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded
in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy,
And blessed art thou that hast believed, because
those things shall be accomplished that were spoken
to thee by the Lord. And Mary said; M)r soul
doth magnify the Lord ; and my spirit hath rejoiced
in God my Saviour.
OFFERTORY. Ps. Ixxxiir. Turning to us, O
God, thou wilt restore us to life, and thy people
shall rejoice in thee. Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy,
and grant us thy salvation.
SECRET. Having received, O Lord, our offer-
ings and prayers, cleanse us, we beseech thee, by
these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us.
COM\I. Zach. xiv. Behold, the Lord will come,
aid all his saints with him; and in that day there
shall be a great light,
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P. COMM, Tui nos. May the receiving, O
Lord, of thy sacrament, give us a new lite, that by
putting a<ide the old man, it may bring us to the
participation of this saving mystery. Thro*.
SATURDAY IN EMBER WEEK.
INTROIT. Ps. Ixxix.
COME, and shew us thy faith, O Lord, who
sittest on the Cherubim ; and we shall be saved.
Ps. Thou who rulest Israel, hearken j who leadest
Joseph as a sheep. V. Glory.
After the Kyrie eleison, is said ;
Let us pray', Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
I. COLLECT. DCMS, qui conspicis. O God,
who seest us afflicted through our own wickedness ;
mercifully grant, that by thy coming we may be
comforted. Who livest.
I. LESSON. -L. xix. 20. 22. In those dam ;
They shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressor,
and he shall send them a Saviour, and a defender
to deliver them. And the Lord shall be known* by
Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in
that day, and shall worship him with sacrifices and
offerings ; and they shall make vows to the Lord,
and perform them. And the Lord shall strike Egypt
with a scourge, and shall heal it, and they shall re-
turn to the Lord, and he shall be pacified towards
them, and heal them*
GRADUAL. Ps. xviii. His setting out is from
one extremity of the heavens, and his course is to
the other. V. The heavens publish the glory of God,
and the firmament declareth the works of his hands.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up a<j;ain.
II. COLLECT. Concede quti'sunms. Grant, we
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who groan
under the old captivity of sin, may be freed by the
new birth of thy only Son, which we are preparing
for. Who lived).
64 SATURDAY IN EMBER-WEEK.
H. LESSON. Is. xxxv. i. j.Thus saith the
Lord: The land that was desolate and impassable
shall be glad, and the wilderness shall rejoice, and
shall flourish like the lily. It shall bud forth, ar^l
blossom, and shall rejoice with joy and praise : the
glory of Libanus is given to it, the beauty of Carmel
and Saron, they shall seethe glory of the Lord, and
the beauty of our God. Strengthen ye the feehle
hands, and confirm the weak knees. Say to the
faint hearted : Take courage, and fear not ; behold
your God will bring the revenge of recompence;
God himself will come and will save you. Then
shall the eves of the blind be opened, and the ears
of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then shall the lame
man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb
shall be free : for waters are broken out in the de-
sart, and streams in the wilderness. And that
which was dry land, shall become a pool, and the
thirsty land springs of water, saith the Lord Al
mighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. xviii. He hath placed his
tent in the sun, and is like a bridegroom coming
out of his nuptial chamber. V. His setting out is
from one extremity of the heavens, and his course is
to the other.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
III. COLLECT. Indignos nos. Comfort us, O
Lord, thy unworthy servants, who lie dejected under
the horror of our crimes, by the coming of thy only
Son. Who hveth.
III. LESSON. If. xl. 9. n. Thus saith the
Lord; Ger thee up upon a high mountain, thpu
that bringest good tidings to Sion : lift up thy voice
with strength, thou that bringest good tidings to
Jerusalem : lift it up, fear not. Say to the cities of
Juda; Behold your Godt behold the Lord God
shall come with strength, and his arm shall rule;
behold his reward is with him, and his work is be-
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fore him* He shall feed his flock like a shepherd ;
he shall gather together the lambs with his arm, and
shall take them up in his hosom.
GRADUAL. Pa. Ixxix. Lord God of Hosts,
bring us back; shew thy face, and we shall be
saved. V. Exert thy power, O Lord, and come to
save us.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
IV. COLLECT. Prasta 9 qu&sumus* Grant, we
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the approach-
ing solemnity of thy Son's birth may afford us the
remedies of this present life, and obtain for us the
rewards of eternal happiness, Thro* the same.
IV. LESSON. Is. xlv. i. 9. Thus saith the
Lord to my anointed Cyrus, whose right hand I
have taken hold of, to subdue nations before his
face, and to turn the backs of kings, and to open
the doors before him, and the gates shall not be shut.
I will go before thee, and will humble the great
ones of the earth : I will break in pieces the gates of
brass, and will burst the bars of iron. Andl'will
give thee hidden treasures, and the concealed riches
of secret places; that thou mayest know tint 1 am
the Lord who call thee by thy name, the God of
Israel. For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Is-
rael my elect, I have even called thee by thy name ;
I have made a likeness of thee, and thou hast not
known me. I am the Lord, and there is none else;
there is no God besides me : 1 girded thee, and thou
hast not known me; that they may know who are
from the rising of the sun, and they who are from
the west, that there is none beside me. 1 am the
Lord, and there is none else, I form the light, and
create darkness, I make peace, and create evil:
1 the Lord that do all these tilings. Drop down
dew, ye heavens, from above, and let the clouds
rain the just: let the earth be opened, and bud
66 SATURDAY IN EMBER-WEEK,
forth a saviour; and let justice spring up together:
I the Lord have created him.
GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxix. Exert, O Lord, thy
power, and come to save us. Hearken, O Ruler of
Israel, who leadest Joseph like a sheep ; thou who
sittest on the Cherubim, shew thyself to Ephraim,
Benjamin", and Manasse.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
V. COLLECT. Preces populi. Mercifully hear,
OLord, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy peo-
ple ; that we, who are justly afflicted for our sins,
may receive comfort from thy kind visit. Who
livest.
V. LESSON. Dan. iii. 49. J/t those days:
The angel of the Lord went down with Azarias, and
his companions into the furnace; and he drove the
flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the
midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind
bringing dew, and the fire touched them not at
all, nor troubled them, nor did them any harm.
Then these three, as with one mouth, praised and
glorified, and blessed God in the furnace, saying;
CANTICLE.
Blessed art thou, OLord, the God of our fore-
fathers ; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.
And blessed is the name of thy glory, which is
holy ; and worthy of praise and glory for ever.
Blessed art thou in the holy temple of thy glory;
and worthy of praise and glory for ever.
Blessed art thou upon the sacred throne of thy
kingdom; and worthy of praise and glory for
ever.
Blessed art thou, leaning on the sceptre of thy di.
vinity : and worthy of praise and glory for ever.
Blessed art thou, who sittest on the Cherubim,
beholding the deep : and worthy of praise and glory
for ever.
Blessed art thou who walkest on the wings of
SATURDAY IN" EMBER-WEEK. 6;
the winds, and on the waves of the sea : and worthy
of praise and glory for ever.
May ali the angels and thy holy ones bless thee:
may they praise and glorify thee for ever.
May the heavens, earth, sea, and all therein bless
thee : may they praise and glorify thee for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to
the Holy Ghost ; who is worthy of praise and glory
for ever.
As it was in the beginning, now is, and evermore
shall be, world without end. Amen. Who is
worthy of praise and glory for ever.
Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our fore-
fathers, and worthy of praise and glory for ever.
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy
spirit.
VI, COLLECT. Dfw,s qui tribu*.O God,who,
in behalf of the three young men, didst render
harmless the flames of fire: mercifully grant, that
we thy servants may not be burnt by the flames of
vice. Thro*.
Here are said tin' other Collects, as directed, p. 50.
EPISTLE. 2 T/uss. \\. i. 8. brethren : We be-
seech you, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ,
and of our gathering together unto him , that you
be not easily moved from your mind, nor be fright-
ed, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by epistle,
as sent from us, as if the day of the Lord were at
band. Let. no man deceive you by any means: for
unless there come a revolt first, and the man of sin
be revealed, the son of perdition, who opposeth, and
is lifted up above all that is called God, or that is
worshipped, so that he sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself as if he were God. Remember you
not, that when I was yet with you 1 told you tin se
things? And now you know what \vithholdeth, that
he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery
of iniquity already worketh ; only that he who now
68 FOURtH SUNDAY
holdeth, do hold, until he be taken out of the way,
and then that wicked one shall be revealed, whom
the Lori Jesus shall kill with the spirit of his mouth;
and shall destroy wjth the brightness of his coming.
GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxix. Thou, who rulest Is-
rael, hearken : thou who leadest Joseph as a sheep.
V. Thou who sittest on the Cherubim, shew thy.
self to Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasse. V, Ex-
ert thy power, O Lord, and come to save us.
C>0#ptU Luke iii. as in the next p. 69.
OFFERTORY. Rejoice exceedingly, O daugh*
ter of Sion, publish it, O daughter of Jerusalem :
behold thy King and Saviour cometh to thee.
SECRET. Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee,
and, being appeased by these offerings, grant they
may increase our devotion, and advance our salva-
tion. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xviii. He sprung up like a giant
to run his course: his setting is from one extremity
of the heavens, and his course is to the other.
P. COMM QiKEsumus. We beseech thee, O
Lord our God, that thou wouldst make these sacred
mysteries, which thou hast given us, strengthen in
us the effects of our reparation, and be a remedy to
us, both now and hereafter. Thro'.
FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT.
INTROIT. Is. Iv. Ps. xviii.
TYROP doWii dew, ye T>0rate call desuper, et
*-* heavens; and let the "fiutef pluant just urn ;
clouds rain down the just aperiatur terra, et ger-
one: let the earth open minet Sahatorem. Ps. 18.
and bud forth a Saviour. Cadi enarrant gloriam
Ps. The heavens publish Dei; et opera manuum
the glory of God : and ejus annuntiat jirmamen*
the firmament declareth turn. V.Gloria*
the works of his hands. . Glory.
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COLLECT. Excita 9*<fswHitf^-*Exert, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, thy power, and come ; and
succour us by thy great might: that by the assistance
of thy grace, thy indulgent'mercy may hasten, vrhat
is delayed by our sins. Who livest.
EPISTLE, i Cor. iv. i Brethren ; Let a man so
account of us as of the ministers of Christ, and the
dispensers of the mysteries of God. Here now it is re-
quired amongst the dispensers that a man be found
faithful. But with me it is a very small thing to
be judged by you, or by man's day; but neither do I
judge my own self. Forl am not conscious to my-
self of any thing: yet lam not hereby justified; but
he thatjudgeth me is the Lord. Therefore judge
not before the time till the Lord come j who will
bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and
will make manifest the council of hearts : and then
shall every man have praise from God.
GRAD. P.<?. cxliv. The Lord is near all those
who call upon him, all that call upon him in truth.
V. My mouth shall declare the praise of the Lord,
and let all flesh bless his holy name. Alleluia,
Alleluia.
V. Come, O Lord, and V. Veui, Dominc, et
delay not: release thy noli tardare : relaxafeci-
people Israel from their nora phbis tu& Israel.
sins. Alleluia. Alleluia.
(B00pL Luke iii. i. 6. Now in the fifteenth
year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar (Pontius Pilate
being governor of Judea, and Herod Tetrarch of
Galilee, and Philip his brother Tetrarch of Iturea,
and the country of Trachonitis, and Lysanias Te-
trarch of Abilina under the high Priests Annas and
Caiphas) the word of the Lord came to John the
son of Zacharias in the desart. And he came into,
all the country about the Jordan, preaching the
baptism of penance for the remission of sins, as it is
70 CHRISTMAS VE.
written in the book of the words of Isaias the pro-
phet: "A voice of one crying in the wilderness:
prepare ye the way of the Lord : make his paths
straight : every vajley shall he filled, and every moan*
tain and hill shall be brought low: and the crooked
shall be made straight ; and the rough ways plain ;"
and all flesh shall see the salvation of God. CREDO.
j OFFERT. Luke i. Hail, Mary, full of grace*
the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou amongst
women : and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
SECRET. Hear us, O Lord, we beseech thee,
and being appeased by these offerings, grant they may
increase our devotion, and advance our salvation.
For the rest of Hie Secrets see p. 52.
COMM. Is. vii. Behold a virgin shall conceive,
and bring forth a son ; and his name shall be called
Emmanuel.
P. COMM. Sumptis. Having received what has
been offered to thee, O Lord, grant, we beseech,
thee, that the more frequently we partake of these
sacred mysteries, the more our devotion may increase.
For the rest of the, Postcommunions see pp. 52, 53.
CHRISTMAS EVE.
INTROIT. This day you shall know that the
Lord will come and save us ; and in the morning
you shall see his glory* Ps. The earth, and all it
containeth, is the Lord's j the whole world, and
all that dvvelleth therein. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus qui nos. O God, who mak-
est us rejoice in the yearly expectation of the feast
of our redemption; grant that we who chearfully
receive thy only begotten Son as a redeemer, may
behold without fear the same Lord Jesus Christ,
coming as our judge. Who livest.
This is the only Collect, unless it be Sunday, when a
Com mem. of it is here made, as zceli as at the Se-
cret and P. Comm, but its Gospel is not read at
the end of Mass.
CHRISTMAS EVE. 71
EPISTLE. 'Rom. i. i. 6. Paul a servant of Jesus
Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the
gospel of God, which he had promised before by his
prophets in the holy scriptures, concerning his Son,
who was made to him of the seed of David according
to the-, tiesh ; who was predestinated the Son of God
in power according to the spirit of sanctification, by
the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ from the
dead; by whom we have received grace and apostle-
ship for obedience to the faith in all nations for his
name, among whom are you also the called of Je-
sus Christ.
GRAD. As the Introit to Ps. V. Thou who
rulest Israel, hearken, thou who leaded Joseph like
a sheep; thou who sittest on the Cherubim, shew
thyself to Ephraim, Benjamin and Manasse. If it
be Sunday add Alleluia, Alleluia. iYFo-morrow the
sins of the earth shall be cancelled, and the Saviour
of the world shall reign over us. Alleluia.
(EOgfpCl. Matt.l. 18. 2i. When Mary -the
mother ot Jesus was espoused to Joseph, before they
came together, she was found with child of the Holy
Ghost. Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just
man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was
minded to put her away privately. But while he
thought on these things, behold the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in his sleep, saying; Joseph, son of
David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife, for
that which is conceived in her, is of the Holy Ghost.
And she shall bring forth a Son : and thou shalt call
his name Jesus 5 for he shall save his people from
their sins.
OFKERT. Ps. 23. Lift up your gates, O ye
princes: and be you lifted up, O you eternal gates,
and the King of glory shall enter in.
^ SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that as we celebrate the eve of the adorable
birth of thy Son, we may one day receive wilh joy
-rernu! icwards. Who liveth/
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COMM. Is. xl. The glory of the Lord will ap-
pear, and all flesh shall see the salvation of our God.
P. COMM. Grant us, we beseech thee, O Lord,
relief by celebrating the birth of thy only Son,
whose sacred mysteries are our meat and drink. Thro,
CHRISTMAS. I. Mass. At Midnight.
INTROIT. Ps. ii. The Lord said to me: Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. Ps. Why
have the Gentiles raged, and the nations formed
vain designs ? F. Glory.
COLLECT. Dens, qui tec. O God, who hast
enlightened this most sacred night by the brightness
of him who is the true light; grant, we beseech
thee, that we who have known the mysteries of this
light on earth, may likewise come to the enjoyment
of it in heaven. Who liveth.
EPISTLE. Tit. ii. n. n. Dearly beloved;
The grace of God our Saviour hath appeared to all
men. Instructing us, that denying ungodliness, and
worldly desires, we should live soberly, and justly,
and godly, in this world, looking for the blessed
hope, and coming of the glory of the great God
AT MIDNIGHT. 73
and our Saviour Jesus Christ : who gave himself
for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity,
and might cleanse to himself a people acceptable,
a pursuer of good works. These things speak, and
exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man
despise thee.
GRAD. Ps. cix. Thy sovereignty shall be dis-
played in the day of thy power: in the brightness of
the saints: from the womb before the day-star 1 be-
got thee. V. The Lord said to my Lord : Sit thou
on my right-hand, until I make thy enemies a foot-
stool for thy feet. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. ii. The
Lord said to me : Thou art my Son, this day have 1
begotten thee. Alleluia.
Luke ii. i . 14. And it came to pass
that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar
Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled,
This enrolling was first made by Cyrinus the
governor of Syria. And all went to be enrolled,
every one into his own city. And Joseph also went
up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into
Judea, to the city or David, which is called Bethle-
hem : because he was of the house and family of
David, to be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife,
who was with child. And it came to pass., that
when they were there, her days were accomplished,
that she should be delivered. And she brought
forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in
swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger: be-
cause there was no room for them in the inn. And
there were in the same country shepherds watching
and keeping the night watches over their fiock. And
behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and
the brightness of God shone round about them, and
they feared with a great fear. And the angel said to
them: Fear not ; for behold I bring you good tidings
01 great joy, that shall be to all the people: for this
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74 CHRISTMAS. II. MASS.
day is born to you a SAVIOUR, who is Christ the
Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a
sign unto you : you shall find the infant wrapped in
swaddling clothes} and laid in a manger. And sud-
denly there \vas with the angel a multitude of the
heavenly army, praising God, and saying : Glory to
God in the highest : and on earth peace to men
of good- will. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xcv. Let the heavens be glad, and
the earth rejoice in the presence of the Lord, for
that he is come.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the offerings we
make to thee on this present solemnity, that by thy
grace, through the intercourse of these sacred myste-
ries, we may be conformable to him, in whom our
nature is united to thine. Who Uveth.
COMM. Ps. cix In the brightness of the saints,
from the womb before the day-star I begot thee.
P. COMM. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord our God, that we who celebrate with joy
the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, by partaking
several times of these sacred mysteries, may, by a
worthy conduct of life, come to be united with him.
Who liveth.
Ti. MASS. At break of day.
INfROlT. If. ix.-~ A light shall shine upon us
this day: because the Lord is born for us: and
his name shall be the WONDERFUL ONE, GOD, the
PRINCE OF PEACE, the FATHER of the WORLD TO
COME, of whose reign there shall be no end. Ps.
The Lord hath began his reign, he hath clothed
himself with glory: the Lord hath clothed himself
with strength, and put on his armour. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Da, 7iobi.s. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that, as we are enlightened by
the new light of thy Word become flesh, we
may shew in our actions the effects of that faith that
shineth in oui mi-id*. Thro' the same.
CHRISTMAS. II. MASS. 75
COLLECT of St. Anastasia.
Grant, we beseech tbee, O Almighty God, that,
as we celebrate the solemnity of blessed Anastasia
thy martyr, we may be sensible of the effects of her
prayers to thee in our behalf. Thro'
EPISTLE. Tit. iii. 4. j. Most dearly beloved :
The goodness and kindness of God our Saviour ap-
peared ; not by the works of justice, which we have
done, but according to his mercy, he saved us, by
the laver of regeneration, and renovation of the
Holy Ghost, whom he hath poured forth upon us,
abundantly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour: that
being justified by his graee, we may be heirs accord-
ing to hope of life everlasting, thro 1 Jesus Christ our
Lord.
GRAD. Ps. cxviii. Blessed beHethatcometh in
the name of the Lord. The Lord is our God, and
he hath shone upon us. V. This is the work of the
Lord: and our eyes see it with astonishment. Al-
leluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath begun .his
reign : he hath clothed himself with strength, and
armed himself with might. Alleluia.
C500p0U Lukt\\. 15. 20. At that time: The
shepherds said one to another: Let us go over to
Bethlehem, and let us see this word that is come to
pass which the Lord hath shewed to us. And they
came with haste : and they found Mary and Joseph,
and the infant lying in a manger. And seeing, they
understood of the word that had been spoken to
them concerning this child. And all they that heard
wondered ; and at those things that were told them
by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these words,
pondering thew in her heart. And the shepherds re-
turned, glorifying and praising God, for all the
things they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xcii. God settled the globe of the
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76 III. MASS. ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
earth, which shall not be shaken: thy throne, O God,
was placed from that time j -thou art forever.
SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, we make,
be agreeable to the mystery of this day's birth,
and always pour forth peace upon us ; that as he,
who though born man, shewed himself also God :
so may this earthly substance give us that which is
divine.
SECRET of St. Anastasia. Graciously receive,
O Lord, we beseech thee, our offerings, and grant,
by the merits of blessed Anastasia the martyr, that
they may avail to pur salvation. Thro 1 .
COMM. Zach. ix. Rejoice, O daughter of Sion:
sing praises, O daughter of Jerusalem : behold thy
king cometh, the holy one, and the Saviour of the
world.
P. COMM. Hujus H<W. May we, O Lord, al-
ways receive new light from this sacrament, which
renevveth to us the memory of that wonderful birth,
which destroyed the old man. Thro*.
P. COMM. of St. Anast. Thou hast fed, O Lord,
thy family with these sacred oblations : ever there-
fore comfort us with her intercession, whose feast
we celebrate. Thro*.
in. MASS. On
1NTROIT.
A Child is born for us, pUER natus est nobis
and a Son is given *T et Filius datus est
to us, whose empire is on nobis : cujus imperium
his shoulders ; and his super humerum ejus, et
name shall be called the vocabitur nomen ejus,
Angel of the great Court- Magni Concilii Angelus.
cil. Ps. Sing to the Lord Ps/97. Cantate Domino
a new canticle, for he canticum novum ;
hath done wonderful mirabilia fecit.
things. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
III. MASS. ON CHRISTMAS. DAY* 77
COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we who groan under the old
captivity of sin, may be freed therefrom by the birth
of thy only begotten Son. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Hcb.i. 1,12. -God, who diversely,
and many ways, spoke in times past to the fathers
by the prophets : last of all, in those days, hath,
spoken to us by his Son, whom he hath appointed
heir of all things ; by whom also he made the world:
who being the brightness of his glory, and the figure
of his substance, and upholding all things by the
word of his power, making purgation of sins, sitteth
on the right-hand of the majesty on high : being
made so much better than the angels, as he hath
inherited a more excellent name than they. For, to
which of the angels hath he said at any time : "Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee ?" And
again: " I will be to him a father, and he shall be
to me a Son ?" And again, when he bringeth in the
first begotten into the world, he saith : " And let
all the angels of God adore him.'* And to th'e
angels indeed he saith : " He that maketh his angels,
spirits : and his ministers a flame of fire." But to the
Son : " Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever:
a sceptre of justice is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity : therefore,
God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of
gladness above thy fellows.'* And : " Thou, in
the beginning, O Lord, hast founded the earth :
and the heavens are the works of thy hands. They
shall perish, but thou shalt continue: and they shall
all grow old as a garment. And as a vesture shalt
thou change them, and they shall be changed : but
thou art the self-same, and thy years shall not fail.'*
GRAD. Ps. xcvii. All the earth hath seen the
salvation of our God: sing to the Lord all the earth.
V. The Lord hath made known his salvation : and
h*:h displayed his justice before the Gentiles, Allel,
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78 ST. STEPHEN.
V. A sanctified day V* Dies sanctificatus
hath shone upon us: Uluxitnobisi'ceniteGentes,
come, ye Gentiles, and et adorate Dominum t quia
adore the Lord, for this hodie descendit lux magna
day a great light is come super terram. Alleluia.
down upon the earth.
Alleluia.
(0?p0l Johni. In the beginning, &c. as p.xlv.
OFFERT. Ps Ixxxviii. -Thine are the heavens,
and thine is the earth, thou didst form the globe of
the earth, and all therein ; Justice and equity are
thesupporters of thy throne.
SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, our offerings, by
the new birth of thy only-begotten Son, and cleanse
us from the stains of our sins. Thro', the same.
COMMUNICANTES, till the Circumcision.
BEING united in communion, and celebrating
this most sacred day, (in the ist Mass, sacred
night,) on which the spotless virginity of the blessed
M, brought forth the Saviour of the world, moreover
honouring in the first place, the memory of the
same glorious V.M.&c. as in the Ordinary, p.xxxiv.
COMM. Ps. xcvii.-.-The whole earth hath seen
the salvation of our God.
P. COMM. Pnt'Sta quessttmus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that as the Saviour of
the world, who was born this day, procured for us
a divine birth, he may also bestow on us immorta-
lity. Who liveth.
At the cad of this Mass is said the Gospel of the
Epiphany, p. 91.
St. STEPHEN the first Martyr.
INTROJT. Ps. cxviii.
PRINCES sat and spoke against me : and sinners
persecuted me: help me, O Lord my God, for
thy servant hath practised thy commandments. Ps.
ST. STEPHEN. 79
Blessed are the undefiled in the way: who walk
in the law of the Lord. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Da, nobis. Grant, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, that we- may imitate him whose me-
mory we celebrate, so as to learn to love even our
enemies, because we now solemnize his martyrdom,
who knew how to pray, even for his persecutors, to
our Lord Jesus Christ, thy Son. Who liveth.
Common, of Christmas, by the Collect, Secret, and
P. Comm. of the III. Mass, p. 77.
LESSON. Acts vi. 8. 10. vii. 54. 59. In those
days : Stephen, full of grace and fortitude, did great
wonders and miracles among the people. Now
there arose some of that which is called the syna-
gogue of the Libertines, and of the Cyrenians, and
of the Alexandrians, and of them that were of Cilicia
and Asia, disputing with Stephen. And they were
riot able to resist the wisdom and the spirit that he
spoke. Chap. vii. 54. Now hearing these things,
they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed with
their teeth at him. But he being full of the Holy
Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the
glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right-hand
of God. And he said: Behold 1 see the heavens
opened, and the Son of man standing on the right-
hand of God. And they, crying out with a loud
voice, stopped their ears, and with one accord ran
violently upon him. And casting him forth with-
out the city, they stoned him: and the witnesses
laid down their garments at the feet of a young man,
whose name was Saul. And they stoned Stephen,
invoking and saying: Lord Jesus receive my spirit.
And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice,
saying : Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And
when he said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.
GRAU. Ps. cxviii. Princes sat and spoke against
me, and the wicked persecuted me. V. Help me, O
80 6T. STEPHEN.
Lord my God, save me for thy mercies sake. A lie-
luia, Alleluia.
V. I see the heavens opened, and Jesus standing
at the right hand of the power of God. Alleluia.
CBOjSptU Matt, xxiii. 34. 39. At that time :
Jesus said to the Scribes and Pharisees: Behold I
send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes:
and some of them you will put to death, and crucify,
and some ye will scourge in your synagogues, and
persecute them from city to city : that upon you may
come all the just blood that hath been shed upon the
earth, from the blood of Abel the just, even unto
the blood of Zacharias the son of Baracchias, whom
you killed between the temple and the altar. Amen,
I say to you, all these things shall come upon this
feneration. O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that
illest the prophets, and stonest them that are sent
unto thee, how often would I have gathered to-
gether thy children, as the hen gathereth her
chickens under her wings, and thou wouldest not?
Behold, your house shall be left to you desolate.
For I say to you, you shall not see me henceforth
till you say: Blessed is he that cometh in the name
of the Lord. CREDO.
OFFERT. Acts vi. 7. The Apostles chose Ste-
phen, a Levite, full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost,
whom the Jews stoned, praying and saying: Lord
Jesus, receive my spirit. Alleluia*
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, these offerings in
memory of thy saints: and as their sufferings have
made them glorious, so may our devotion render us
free from sin. Thro'.
COMM. Acts, vii. I see the heavens opened, and
Jesus standing on the right-hand of the power of
God: Lord Jesus receive my spirit, and lay not this
gin to their charge.
P. COMM. 4iMifeflfttK*"-May the mysteries we
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST. 8
have received, OLord, be a help to us, and, by the
intercession of the blessed martyr,Stephen,strengthen
us with thy perpetual protection. Thro'.
St. JOHN the EVANGELIST.
INTROIT, In medio, as in MASS XII. Common of
Doctors.
COLLECT. Ecclesi*.--- Mercifully, O Lord, en-
lighten thy Church, that being taught by blessed
John, thy Apostle and Evangelist, she may come
to thy eternal rewards. Thro*.
The Commem. of Christmas, and of St. Stephen,
by their several Collects, Secrets, undP. Comms.
LESSON. Ecclus. xv. 1.6. He that feareth God,
will do good : and he that possesseth justice, shall lay
hold on her. And she will meet him as an honour-
able mother, and will receive him as a wife married
of a virgin. With the bread of life and understand-
ing, she shall feed him, and give him the water of
wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made
strong. in him, and he shall not be moved: and she
shall hold him fast, and h'e shall not be confounded:
and she shall exalt him among his neighbours, and
in the midst of the Church she shall open his mouth,
and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and un-
derstanding, and shall clothe him with the robe of
glory. She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy
and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit am
everlasting name.
GRAD. John xxi. A report was spread among
the brethren, that that disciple should not die : but
Jesus said not, he should not die, F. But, so I will
have him remain till I come: follow thou me. Alle-
luia, Alleluia. K. This is the disciple that beareth
testimony of these things, and we know his testU
many is true. Alleluia.
THE HOLY INNOCENTS.
John xxi. 19. 24. ^ ^
Jesus said to Peter: follow me. Peter turning about,
saw that disciple whom Jesus loved, following, who
also leaned on his breast at supper, and said:
Lord, who is he that shall betray thee? Him there-
fore when Peter had seen, he saith to Jesus: Lord,
and what shall this man dot Jesus saith to him :
So I will have him to remain till I come, what is it
to thee? follow thou me. This saying, therefore went
abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should
not die. And Jesus did not say to him : He should
not die; but, so I will have him to remain till I
come, what is it to thee? This is that disciple who
giveth testimony of these things, and hath written
these things: and we know' that his testimony is
true. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xci.-~ The righteous man shall
flourish Uke the palm tree: he shall thrive like the
cedar of Libanus.
- SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the offerings we
make to thee, on this feast, by whose intercession we
hope to be delivered. Thro*.
COMM. Jo/mxxi.-~A report was spread among
the brethren, that that disciple should nt die. But
Jesus said not, he should not die , but so will I that
he remain til! I come.
P. COMM. Refecti cifco. Being refreshed, O
Lord, with this heavenly meat and drink, we humbly
beseech thee, that we may be assisted by his prayers,
en whose feast we have received these sacred mys-
teries. Thro'.
The HOLY INNOCENTS.
INTROIT. Ps.viii. Out of the mouth of infants
and sucklings thou hast produced perfect praise to
confound thy enemies. Ps. O Lord, our Lord, how
wonderful is thy name over the whole earth!
V. Glory.
THE HOLY INNOCENTS. #3
Gloria in Excelsis is not said, except it be Sunday,
or the Octave-day.
COLLECT. Dcus, CM/MS. O God, whose praise
the Holy Martyrs, the Innocents, published this day,
not by speaking, but by dying : mortify in us all our
vicious inclinations, that we 'may shew forth, in our
actions thy faith, which we profess with our lips.
Thro'.
The Commem. of Christmas, St. Stephen, St. John,
by their respective Collects, Secrets, and P. Com-
mnnions, as p. 77. 79. and 81.
LESSON. Rev. xiv. i . 5. J those days : I be-
hel j, and lo a Lamb stood on mount Sion, and
with him a hundred forty-four thousand, having his
name, and the name of his Father written on their
foreheads. And 1 heard a voice from heaven, as
the voice of many waters, and as the voice of great
thunder: and the voice which I heard, was as of
harpers, harping on their harps. And they sung as it
were a new canticle, before the throne, and before the
four living creatures, and the ancients, and no man
could say the canticle, but those hundred forty-four
thousand, who were purchased from the earth.
These are they who were not defiled with women: for
they are virgins. These follow the Lamb whither-
soever he gorth. These were purchased from among
men, the first fruits to God, and to the Lamb ; and
in their mouths there was found no lie; for they
are without spot before the throne of God.
GRAD. P.*. Our soul, like the sparrow, hath
escaped from the hunter's snare. I 7 . The snare is bro-
ken, and we are at liberty : our help is in the numo
of the Lord, who made both heaven and earth.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Praise the Lord : you his
-ervants, praise ye the name of the Lord. Alleluia,
[fit be not the Octave-day or Sunday, the above Alle-
luias and V. arc omitted; and in their ittad is
the Tract.
84 THE HOLY INNOCENTS.
TRACT. Ps. Ixxxviii They have spilt the
blood of the saints, like water about Jerusalem. F.
And there were none to bury them. V. Revenge,
O Lord, the^lood of thy saints, which hath been
spilt on the earth.
Cl500ptU .Mfltt.ii.i3. 1 8. At Hit same time; An
angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to Joseph, saying:
Arise, and take the Child and his Mother, and fly
into Egypt ,* and be there until I shall tell thee. For
it will come to pass that Herod will seek the Child
to destroy him. And he arose, and took the Child
and his mother by night, and retired into Egypt :
and he was there until the death of Herod: that the
word might be fulfilled which the Lord spoke by the
prophet, saying: '* Out of Egypt have I called my
Son." Then Herod perceiving that he was deluded
by the wise men, was exceeding angry ; and sending
killed all the men-children that were in Bethlehem,
and in all the borders thereof, from two years old
and under, according to the time which he had dili-
gently enquired of the wise men. Then was ful-
filled that whirh was spoken by Jeremias the pro-
phet, saying: "A vice in Rama was heard, la*
mentation and great mourning; Rachel bewailing
her children, and would not be comforted, because
they are not. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxiii.-.-Our soul, like the sparrow,
hath escaped from the hunter's snare. The snare is
broken and we have escaped.
SECRET. May the pious prayers of thy saints,
O Lord, be never wanting to us, both to make our
offerings acceptable, and to obtain, for us thy
mercy. Thro'.
COMM. Matt, ii. A noise was heard in Rama,
there was weeping and great mourning; Rachel
was bewailing her children, and would not be com.
forted, because they are not.
P. COMM. Fotiva.-*- No\v we have partaken, O
ST. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY. 85
Lord, of the votive offerings, grant, we beseech
thee, that by the prayers of thy saints, they may
procure us the helps of this present life, and those
of that which is to come. Thro 1 .
St. T. of CANTERBURY, Bp. and M-
INTROIT. Let us all rejoice in the Lord, and
celebrate this festival in honour of blessed Thomas
the martyr, for whose martyrdom the angels rejoice,
and praise the Son of God. Ps. Rejoice, ye righte-
ous ones in the Lord: it becometh the upright to
join in his praises. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus, pro rzy'-us. O God, in defence!
of whose Church, the glorious prelate THOMAS,
fell by the swords of wicked men: graut, we be-
seech thee, that all who implore his assistance, may
find comfort in the grant of their petition. Thro'.
The Com mem, qf Cnristmas, by the Collect, Secret,
and Postcomnumion o/'Mass III. In virtute,
EPISTLE, Hcb. v. i. 6. Brethren: Every
high priest taken from among men, is appointed
for men in the things that appertain to God, that he'
may offer up gifts and sacrifices for sins: who can
Lave compassion on them that are ignorant, and
that err, because he himself also is compassed with.
infirmity. And therefore he ought, as for the peo-
ple, so also for himself, to offer for sins. Neither
doth any man take the honour to himself, but he
that is called by God, as Aaron was. So also Christ
did not glorify himself to he made ahipii priest ; but:
he that said to him: " Thou arc my Son, this day
have t begotten thee." As he saith also in anct icr
place : " Thou art a priest for ever, according to the
order of Melchisedech."
GRAD. ccf. xliv.~. Behold a great Prelate,
who in his days pleased God. V. There was none
found like him in keeping the law of the Mbt
High, AlN-Uiici, Alleluia. V. I am the good sheo-
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86 SUNDAY WITHIN TH OCTAVE.
herd, and I know my sheep, and my sheep know
me. Alleluia.
John*, n, 1 6. As on the Second
Sunday after Easter.
OFFERT. Ps. xx. Thou hast set on his head, O
Lord, a crown of precious stones: he asked life of
thee, and thou didst grant it him. Alleluia.
SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings con-
secrated to thee; and being appeased thereby, mer-
cifully look upon us, by the intercession of blessed
T. thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro*.
COMM. John x. I am the good shepherd, and
I know my sheep, and my sheep know me.
P. COMM. H<c 7i0s, co???.. May this communU
on, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and, by the inter*
cession of blessed Thomas, thy martyr and bishop,
make us effectually partakers of this heavenly re-
medy. Thro'
SUNDAY within the Octave of Christmas.
INTROIT. Ecclus xviii. and Ps. xcii.
WHILST all things T\UMmediumsikntium
were ia quiet si- **r~ tenerunt ornnia, et
lence, and the night in nox in suo cursu medium
the midst of its course, tier kaberet, Omnipotent
thy Almighty Word, O sermo tuus, Domine, ete
Lord, came down from ccelis a regalibus sedibus
thy royal throne in hea- venit.
ven. Ps. The Lord hath Ps. xcii. Dominus reg-
reigned, he is clothed nuvit, decorem indutus
with beauty: the Lord is tst : indutus &t Dominuj
clothed with strength, and fortitudinem, et prgcinxit
hath girded himself. se.
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotent;. O al mighty and eter-
nal God, regulate our actions accorcfing to thy divine
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE. 87
will, that, in the name of thy beloved Son, we may
abound in good works. Thro\
Commem. of Christmas, St. Thomas, &c. ly their
respective Collects, &c. p. 77 and 85,
fePISTLE. Gal. iv. i. 7. Brethren: As long
as the heir is a child, he differeth nothing from a
servant, though he be Lord of all; but is under tu-
tors and governors, until the time appointed by the
father. Even so we, when we were children, were in
bondage under the elements of the world. But
when the fulness of the time was come, God seiithis
Son, made of a woman, made under the law: that
he might redeem them who were under the law ;
that we might receive the adoption of sons. And
because you are sons, God hath sent the Spirit of his
Son into your hearts, crying ; Abba, Father.
Wherefore now he is no more a servant, but a Son:
and if a son, an heir also through God.
GRAD. Ps. xliv. and xciii. Thou art beautiful
above the sons of men; grace is spread on thy li.ps.
V. My heart hath uttered a good word, I address my
works to the King. My tongue is as the pen of a
swift writer. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. The Lord hath Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
reigned, he clothed him- Dominus regnavit, deco.
self with beauty : he hath rem induit : induit Do.
clothed himself with minus fortitudincm tt
strength, and armed him- pracinxit sevirtute. At*
self with might. Alleluia, Icluia.
d50#pl. Luke ii. 33. 40.. .-At that tmei Joseph,
andMary the mother of Jesus, were wondering at these
things which were spoken concerning him.AndSimon
blessed them, and said to Mary his mother: Behold
the child i* set for the fall and for the resurrection of
many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be con-
tradicted,, And thy own soul a sword shall pierce,
that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.
H a
8S THE CIRCUMCJglQN*
And there was one Anna a prophetess, the daughter
ofPhanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was far ad-
vanced in years, and had lived with her husband se-
ven years from her virginity. And she was a widow
until fourscore* and four years; who departed not
from the temple, by fastings and prayers serving day
and night. Now she at the same hour coming in,
gave praise to the Lord : and spoke of him to all
that looked for the redemption of Israel. And after
they had performed ail things according to the law
of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own
city, Nazareth. And the child grew ard waxed
g . ronsr, full of wisdom: and the grace of God was
n him.
OFFERT. Ps.xcii.God hath settled the globe
of the earth, which shall not be shaken out of its
place ; thy throne, O God, was placed from that
time, thou art for ever.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech, thee, O Almighty
God, that this sacrifice offered to thy Divine Majesty,
may obtain for us the grace of true devotion, and a
liappy eternity. Thro'.
COMM. Matt, xi. Take the child and the mo-
ther, and go into the land of Israel $ for they are
dead who sought the child's life.
P. COMM. Per AwJMj.-.-May the efficacy of this
sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from our sins, and
obtain for us the accomplishment of our just desires.
Thro 1 .
Cfje Circumcision,
INTRO1T Isaias ix. Puer natus est, p. 76.
COLLECT. Deus qui salutir.~O God, who
by the fruitful virginity of the blessed Mary, hast
given morkind the rewards of eternal salvation :
grant, we Le e ch thee, that we may experience her
intercession, by whom we received the Author of life,
ojr Lord jes s Christ thy Son, who liveth.
THE EPIPHANY. 8<J
EPISTLE. Tit. ii...-A.s in p. 7 2.
GRAD. Ps. xcvii. The whole earth hath seen
the salvation of our God: sing to the Lord all the
earth. V. The Lord hath made known his salva^
lion : and hath displayed his justice before the Gen*
tiles. Alleluia, V. A sanctified day hath shone
upon us ; come, ye Gentiles, and adore the Lord,
for this day a great light is come down upon the
earth. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. God, who hereto- V. Heb iii. Mult if a-
fore spake various ways rie olwi Deus loquens pa~
to our forefathers by the tribus in prophet is, no-cis-
prophets, hath now si/ng dicbus islis locutus est
lately, and in our time, nobls in filio* Alleluia.
spoke to us by his Son.
C&00pCl+ Luke ]\. 21. At that time: After
eight days were accomplished that the child should
be circumcised ; his name was called ]t sus, which
was called by the angel before he was conceived in
the womb. CREDO.-
OI'TT'RT. Ps. Uxxviii Thine are the heavens,
nnd thine is the earth. Thou didst form the globe
of the earth, and all therein: justice and equity are
the supporters of thy throne.
SECRET* Receive, O Lord, our offerings, and
prayers : cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and
merciful lv hear us. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xcvi. The whole earth hath seen
the salvation of our God.
P. COMM. Htcc nos. May this communion, O
Lord, cleanse us from sin, and by the intercession
of blessed Mary, the virgin-mother of God, make
us partakers of thy heavenly remedy. Thro'.
INTROIT. Muliuh. iii. Ps. Ixxi.
Ehold the Lord the T^CCE advenit Domino-
-ruler is come: and " tor Do-minus: et
gc. THE EPIPHANY.
dominion, power, and num in manu ejus, et po*
empire are in his hand, tcstas et impcrium. Ps.
Ps. O God, give thy Deus t judicium tuum regi-
judgment to the king, da; et justitiam tuam
and thy justice to the filioregis. V. Gloria.
king's son. F. Glory.
COLL. Deus, qui hodierna.'-.Q God, who by
the direction of a star didst this day manifest thy only
Son to the Gentiles; mercifully grant that we, who
now know thee by faith, may come at length to see
the glory of thy Majesty. Thro* the same,
LESSON. Isaias Ix. i. 9. -Arise, be enlighten-
ed, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the
glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For behold
darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist ihe
people : but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his
glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles
shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness
of thy rising. Lift up thy eyes round about and see :
all these are gathered together, they are come to
thee, thy sons shall come from afar, and thy daugh-
ters shall rise up at thy side. Then shalt thou see
and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be en-
larged; when the multitude of the sea shall be con-
verted to thee, the strength of the Gentiles shall
come to thee. The multitude of camels shall cover
thee, the dromedaries of Madian and E.pha : all they
from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frank-
incense, and ihewing forth praise to the Lord.
GRAD. Js. Ix. Malt, ii. All shall come from,
Saba, bringing jrold and frankincense, and publish,
ing the praises of the Lord. Arise, Jerusalem : be
enlightened : for the glory of the Lord is risen upon
thee. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V* We saw his star in V. Vidimus stellam eju&
the east : and are come in oricnte ; et yeniwus.
with our offerings to a- cum muneribus, adorare
dore the Lord. Alleluia. Domlnum. Alleluia.
THE EPIPHANY. 9!
Matt. n. i. 12. When Jesus was
born in Bethlehem of Juda, in the days of king
Herod, behold there came wise men from the east
to Jerusalem, saying : Where is he that is born King
of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east,
and are come to adore him. And Herod hearing
this was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. And
assembling together all the chief priests and the
scribes of the people he enquired of them where
Christ should be born. But they said to him, in
Bethlehem of Juda. For so it is written by the pro-
phet. "Andthou, Bethlehem, the land of Juda,
art not the least among the princes of Juda ; for out
of thee shall come forth the ruler that shall rule my
people Israel.'* Then Herod privately calling the
wise men, enquired of them diligently the time of
the star's appearing to them ; and sending them into
Bethlehem, said; Go, and search diligently after
the child: and when you have found him, bring
me word again, that I also may come and adore
him. And when they had heard the king, they
went their Way ; and behold the star which they had
seen in the east went before them, until it came and
stood over where the child was. And seeing the
star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. And
entering into the house, they found the child with
Mary his mother, and falling down they adored
him: and opening their treasures, they offered him
gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having
received an answer in sleep that they should not re-
turn to Herod, they went back another away into
their own country. CREDO.
OFFttRT. A-. Ixxi The Kings of Tharsis and
the Islands shall make their otlerings : the Kings of
the Arabians and of Saba shall bring their presents:
all the it ings of the earth shall adore him, ami all
nations s-uU serve him.
9* T. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, we
"beseech ther, on the offerings of thy church 5
among which gold, frankincense, and myrrh are' no
longer offered ; but what was signified by those of.
ferings is sacrificed and received, Jesus Christ, thy
Son our Lord. Who liveth.
COMMUNICANTES. -^Being united in communi-
on, and celebrating that most sacred day on which
thy only begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy
glory, appeared in a visible body in the reality of
our flesh. Moreover, honouring in the first place the
memory of blessed Mary ever a Virgin, &rc. p. xxxiv.
COMM. We have seen his star in the east, and
are come with offerings to adore the Lord.
P. COMM. Prasia quasumus. Grant, we be*
seech thee, O Almighty God, that our minds may
be so purified, as to understand what we celebrate
on this great solemnity. Thro*.
I. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.
INTROIT. Js.vi. Ps. xcix.
T Saw a man seated on a TN excelso throno mJi se<*
* high throne, whom a "* derevirnm y quern ado-
multitude of angels aclor- rat multitude An.gdoruni
ed, singing all together : psallentes in unum : Ecce
Behold him, whose name ciijus imperil nom&n tst in
and empire are to last for ate: num.
ever. Ps. Sing to the Ps. Jubilate Deo omnis
Lord with joy all the terra : servitc Domino itt
earth: serve the Lord in latiiia. V. Gloria.
gladness, V. Glory.
COLLECT. Votagiitfsumus. According to thy
divine mercy 9 O Lord, receive the vows of thy peo-
ple, who pour forth their prayers to thee; that they
may know what their duty requireth of them, and
be able to comply with what they know. Thro'.
Here, and at the Secret and Postcommunion, is made
X, SUNDAY AFTER EFiPHAN Y, 93
o Commemoration of the Epiphany, by the Collect,
&c. of that Feast, p. 90. &c.
EPISTLE. Rom. xii. i. 5. Brethren: I be-
seech you, by the mercy of God, that you pre-
sent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleas-
ing to God, your reasonable service. And be
no't conformed to this world ; but be ye re-
formed in the newness of your mind: that you may
pr^ye what is the good, and the acceptable, and the
perfect will of God. For I say, through the grace
that is given me, to all that are among you, not to
be more wise than it behoveth to be wise, but to be
wise unto sobriety, and according as God hath di-
vided to every one the measure of faith. For as in
one body we have many members, but all the mem-
bers have not the same office: so we, being many,
are one body in Christ, and every one members of
one another, in Jesus Christ our Lord.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxu Blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, who alone hath done great wonders from the
beginning. V. Let the mountains receive peacefor
thy people, and the hills righteousness. Alleluia.
, V. Sing to the Lord V. Jubilate Deo omnis
with joy all the earth, terra: servite Domino in
and serve him with glad- latitia. Alleluia.
ness. Alleluia.
(BOjSp^l* Luke ii. 42. 52. When Jesus was
twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem accord-
ing to the custom of the feast. And after they had
fulfilled the days, when they returned, the child
Jesus remained in Jerusalem, and his parents knew
it not. And thinking that he was in the company,
they came a day's journey, and sought him among
their kinsfolks and acquaintance. And not
finding him, they returned into Jerusalem seeking
him. And it came to pass, that after three days they
found him in the teniple, sitting in the midst of the
94 II. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
doctors, hearing them, and asking them questions.
And all that heard him, were astonished at his wis-
dom and his answers. And seeing him, they won-
dered. And feis mother said to him: Son, why
hast thou done so to us ? Behold tny father and I
have sought thee sorrowing. And he said to them :
How is it that you sought me? Did you not know
thai I must be about my father's business? And
they understood not the word that he spoke unto
them. And he went down with them, and came to
Nazareth: and was subject to them. And his mo-
ther kept all tbese words in her heart. And Jesus
increased in wisdom, and age, and grace with God
and man. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xcix. Sing with joy to God all
the earth, serve the Lord in gladness: present your-
selves to him with transports of joy, for the Lord is
God.
SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to
thee, O Lord, always enliven and defend us. Thro*.
COMM. Luke ii.~ -Son, why hast thou done so
with us ? I and thy father have sought thee with sor-
row. And why did you seek me ? Did you not
know that I must be about the concerns of my
Father ?
P. COMM. Supplices. Grant, we humbly be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou
refreshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life well-
pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro*.
II, SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.
The FEAST of the HOLY NAME JESUS.
INTROIT. Phil. ii. Ps. viii.
AT the name of Jesus TN nomine Jesu omne ge
let every knee bend * nuftectatur calestium,
in heaven, on earth, and terrestrium et irifernorum:
under the earth: and every et omnis lingua confitea*
tongue confess that the tur, quia Dominus Jesus
THE FEAST OF, &C. 9$
Lord Jesus Christ is in the Christus in gloria cst Dei
glory of God the Father. Patris. Ps. Domine Do-
Ps. O Lord our Lord, minus noster, quam udmi-
how wonderful is thy rabile est nomen suum in
name over the whole universa terra. V.Gloria.
earth. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Dcus quiO God, who didst ap-
point thy only begotten Son the Saviour of mankind,
and commandedst that his name should be called
JESUS : mercifully grant, that we who venerate his
holy name on earth, may also enjoy his sight in hea-
ven. Thro'.
COLLECT of the Sunday. Omnipotent.- O al-
mighty and eternal God, supreme Ruler, both of
heaven and earth, mercifully give ear to the prayers
of thy people, and grant us peace in our time.
1 hro\
LESSON. Actttw.S. le.-.-I/z those days: Peter
being filled with the Holy Ghost, said to them : Ye
rulers of the people and ancients, hear: if we this
day are examined concerning the good deed done
to the infirm man, by what means he hath been
made whole; be it known to you all, and to all the
people of Israel, that by the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom
CTOC! hath raised from the dead, even by him
doth this man stand here before you whole.
11 This is the stone which was rejected by you the
builders, which is become the head of the corner;"
neither is there salvation in any other. For there is
no other name under heaven given to men whereby
We must be saved.
GRAD. Pa. cv. Save us, O Lord our God, and
ather us together from amidst the nations, that we
may praise thy holy name, and rejoice in thy praise.
v V i!' u Lord artour Father and Redeemer.
. My mouth shall V. Luudem Domini to.
puoiishjhe praises of the $uttur os mcum, ct bcne.
<)6 II. SUNDAY AFTER EPIFHANV.
Lord : and let all fl- sh dicat omnis caro nomen
bless his holy name. Aiel. sanctum tjus. Alleluia*
After Septuageshna, instead of the. foregoing V. and
Alleluia, is said the
TRACT. Domine Dens virtu turn cunverie nos ;
et ostfndc faciem tuam, et salvi erimus: soiie.t vfc
tiia in auribus meis. Convert us to thee, O Lord
God of Hosts: shew us thy face, and we shall be
saved: let thy voice sound in my ears.
V. For sweet is thy voice, and very brauiifm is
thy countenance. V. Thy name, O Jesus! is as ?i
sweet perfume; tlierefore have virgins loved ihee.
(j>0$p?l. Luke\\. Asp.Sg.
OFFEKT. Ps. Ixxxvi. I will praise thee, O Lord
my God, with my whole heart, arid I will give glo-
ry to thy name for ever: because, O Lord, thou
art good and gracious, and full of mercy towards all
that call upon thee. Alleluia.
SECRET* May thy blessing, O most merciful
God, by which every creature is enlivened and sub-
sists, sanctify this our sacrifice, which we offer thr<?
in honour of the name of thy Son, our Lord Jesus
Christ: that it may be acceptable to the praise of thy
majesty, and available to our salvation. Thro' the
same.
SECRET of the Sunday. Sanctify, O Lord, our
offerings, and cleanse us from the stains of our sins*
Thro'.
PR.EFAC:. Quia per incarnati, p* xxx,
COAIM. Ps. Ixxxv - All nations whom thou
hast created, shall come and fall before thee, O
Lord, and shall glorify thy holy name j for thou art
truly great and performest wonders : thou alone
art God. Alleluia.
P. COMM. OmnipotenSiO almighty and eter-
nal God, who didst both create and redeem us, mer-
cifully hear our prayers, and vouchsafe, with a
pleasiag and kind countenance, to receive the saci
THE FEAST OF, &C 9;
r>f this victim of our salvation, which we Jiave offer-
ed to thy divine majesty, in. honour of the name of
thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ; that thy grace be-
ing poured on us, thro' the glorious nnme of Jesus,
as a pledge of our eternal predestination, we may
rejoice that our names are written in heaven. Thro'
the same.
P. COMM- of the Sunday. Auguitur.-.'May the
efficacy of thy power, O Lord, be increased in us,
that being fed with thy divine sacraments, we may,
thro* thy bounty, be prepared to receive what they
promise. Thro'.
The following (being the Gospel of the Sunday J u
read at the end c^' Mass.
C>Q0pC{. John ii. T. n. At that time: There
was a marriage in Can a of Galilee : and the molhec
of JESUS was there. And JESUS also was invited,and
his disciples, to the marriage. And the wine failing,
the motherof JESUS sai th to him: They have no wine.
And JESUS saith to her: Woman, what is it to me-anJ
tothee? My hour is not yet come. Bis mother
saith to the waiters: Whatsoever he shall say to you,
do ye. Now there were set there six water- pots of
stone, according to tlve manner of thve purifying of
the Jews, containing two or three measures a piece.
JESUS saith to them: Pill the water-pots with wa-
ter. And they filled them up to the brim. And
JESUS saith to them : Draw out now, and carry to
the chief steward of the feast. And they carried it.
And when the chief steward had tasted the water
made wine, and knew not whence it was, but the
\vaiters knew who had drawn the water; the chief
steward calleth the bridegroom, and saith to him:
Every man at first settelh forth good wine, and when
men have well drank, then that which is worse. But
thou hast kept the good wine until now. This be.
ginning of miracles did JESUS in Cana of Galilee:
98 III. SUNDAY -AFTER EPIPHANY.
and he n \anifested his glory, and his disciples be*
lieved in him. Deo gratias.
III. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.
INTRO1T. IVxcvi.
ADORE God, all ye tfDORATE Dfum,
his angels : Sion ** omnes angcli ejus :
heard and was glad, and audivit et l&tata est Sion :
the daughters of Juda re- et cxultaveruntJiliacJudte.
joiced. Ps. The Lord Ps- Dominus regnavit, tx-
hath reigned, let the ultet terra, latentur in-
earth rejoice, and many niltzmulta.
islands be glad. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotent.. O almighty and
eternal God, mercifully re^ ard our weakness, and
stretch forth the right hand of thy majesty to protect
us. Thro\
EPISTLE. Rom. xii. 16- Brethren: Be not
wise in your own conceits: Tender to no man evil
for evil; provide things goo -d, not only in the sight
of God, but also in the sigh it of all men. If it be
possible, as much as in yo u, have peace with all
men. Revenge not yourselves, my dearly beloved:
but give place to wrath: for it is written: " Re-
venge is mine, I will repay,'" saith the Lord. But
rl if thy enemy be hungry, give him to eat; if he
thirst, give him to drink; fo' t ; doing this, thou shalt
heap coals of fire on his head." Be not overcome
by evil, but overcome evil with good.
GRAB. Ps. ci. and xcvii. The Gentiles shall
fear thy name, O Lord, an d all the kings of the
earth shall revere thy majesty, V For the Lord
hath built up Sion, and then* shall he be seen in his
glory. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Ps. The Lord hath V. Ps. xcvi. Dominus
begun his reign, let the rc^nwit 9 exultct terra
earth be glad, and all the larcntur insult
islands rejoice* Alleluia. ALlduia.
III. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 99
Matt. viii. i. 1 5- At that time:
When Jesus was come down from the mountain* tfreat
m<itudes followed him: and behold a leper -came
and worshipped him, saying: Lord, if thou- wilt
thou canst make me clean. And Jesus put forti Ins
hand, and touched him, saying: I will. Be diou
made clean. And immediately his leprosy ivas
cleansed. And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no
man: but go shew thyself to the priest, and qfTer
the gift which Moses commanded for a testimony
unto them. *And when he had entered into Capha r-
naum, there came to him a centurion, beseechii ig
him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at hcrne
sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. A nd
Jesus saith to him ; I will come and heal him. A nd
the centurion making answer said : Lord, I am D ot
worthy that thou sho^ldst enter under my roof : fe ut
only say the word, and my servant shall be beaked,
For I also am a man under authority, having sol-
diers under me; and I say to this man, Go, and he
goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, ai id
to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it* And win 3n
Jesus heard this, he marvelled : and said to th m
that followed him : Amen I say to you, I have not
found so great faith in Israel. And I say unto you,
that many shall come from the east and the w< *t,
and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, a.nd
Jacob in the kingdom of heaven : but the child reu
of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exter ior
darkness ; there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. And Jesus said to the centurion : Go, ap d as
thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And. the
servant was healed at the same hour. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxvii.--.The right hand of the
Lord hath shewn its power: the right hand cjfthe
Lord hath raised me up: I shall not die, bitft live,
and I will publish the works of the Lord.
I z
100 IV. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
SECRET. May this offering, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, cleanse away our sins: and sanctify the
bodk s and souls of thy servants, to prepare them for
worthily celebrating this sacrifice. Thro'.
COMiM. Lu&e iv. a 2. All wondered at the
words that came from the mouth of God.
P. COMM. Quos tantis.We beseech thee, O
Lord, that we, to whom thou vouchsafest the use
of these great mysteries, may be made truly worthy
to receive the benefits thereof. Thro*.
IV, SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
The Introit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion,
as on last Sunday, are continued till Septuagesima.
COLLECT. Dcusgui.
OGOD, who knowest, that thro* human frailty
we are not able to subsist amidst so many dan-
gers, grant us health of soul and body; that what-
soever we suffer for our sins, we may overcome by
thy assistance. Thro'.
After Candlemas the II. Collect (A cunctis) p. xxi.
with its Secret, p. xxvii. and Postcom. p. xliv. is
continued till Passion Sunday; the III. (except
from Ash- Wednesday to Passion Sunday) is at
the choice of the Priest.
EPISTLE. Rom. xiii. 8, 10. ... Brethren : Owe
no man any thing, but to love one another: for he
that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law. For
Thou shalt not commit adultery : Thou shall not
kill: Thou shalt not steal: Thou shalt not bear
false witness: Thou shalt not covet:" and if there
be any other commandment, it is comprised in this
word: "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
The love of our neighbour worketh no evil* Love
therefore is the fulfilling of the law.
0}0$fpl- Matt. viii. 23. 27....^* that time;
When Jesus entered into the ship, his disciples
V. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 1O1
followed him; and behold a great tempest arose in
the sea, so that the ship was covered with waves,
but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him,
and awakened him, saying: Lord, save us, we pe-
rish. And Jesus saith to them: Why are ye fear-
ful. O ye of little faith ? Then rising up, he com-
manded the winds and the sea, and there came a
great calm. But the men wondered, saying : What
manner of man is this, for the winds and the sea
obey him. CREDO.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O almi^ty
God, that the offering of this sacrifice may always
cleanse our frailty from all evil, and be a protection,
to us. Thro*.
P, COMM. Munera tua. May thy gifts, which
we have partaken of, O God, detach us from all
earthly pleasures, and ever refresh and strengthen us
with heavenly food. Thro'.
V. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.
COLLECT. Fui'iilia /??. Preserve, we beseech
thee, O Lord, thy family by thy constant mercy*
that we, who confide solely in the support of thy
heavenly grace, may be always defended by thy
protection* Thro*.
EPISTLE. Colo*, iii. 12, 17. Bretfircn : Put
ye on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and be-
loved, the bowels of mercy, benignity, 'humility,
modesty, patience: bearing with one another, and
forgiving one another, if any have a complaint
against another : even as the Lord hath forgiven you,
so do you also. But above all these things have
charity, which is the bond of perfection : and let the
peace of Christ rejoice in your hearts, wherein also
you are called in one body : and be ye thankful.
Let the word of Christ dvve'A in you abundantly, in
all wisdom, teaching and admonishing one another
J 3
102 VI. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.
in psalms, hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing
in grace in your hearts to God. All whatsoever you
do in word or in work, do all in the name of the.
Lord Jesus Christ* giving thanks to God and the
Father, thro 1 Jesus Christ our Lord.
(D0pel. Matt. xiii. 24. 30. ./I* that time ;
Jesus spoke this parable to the multitude, saying:
The kingdom of heaven is likened to a man that
sowed good seed in his field. But while men were
asleep, his enemy came and oversowed cockle
among the wheat, and' went his way. And when
the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit,
then appeared also the cockle. Then the servants of
the good man of the house said to him : Sir, didst
thou not sow good seed in thy field ? from whence
then hath it cockle ? And he said to them : An ene-
my hath done this. And the servants said to him: Wilt
thou that we go and gather it up ? And he said : No,
lest while you gather up the cockle, you root up
the wheat also together with it. Let both grow un-
til the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will
say to the reapers : Gather up first the cockle, and
bind it in bundles to burn, but gather the wheat into
my barn.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice
of propitiation: that thou wouldst mercifully forgive
us our sins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro'.
P. COMM. Quasumus.VJe beseech thee, O
Almighty Go^l, that we may one day receive the
effects of that salvation, of which we have received
the pledge in these mysteries. Thro*.
VI. SUNDAY after EPIPHANY.
COLLECT. Prtf6ta. Grant, we beseech thee,
D Almighty God, that being always intent upori
what is reasonable and just, we may, both in word
and deed, perform what is acceptable to thee. Thro'.
VI. SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHAWVf. 103
EPISTLE, i Tbess. i. 2. 10 - Brcl .hrcn: We
g'we thanks to God always for you all ; making a
remembrance of you vn our prayers without ceasing;
being mindful of you in the work of yc mr faith, and
hope and charity, and of the endurinf r 'of the hope
of our Lord Jesus Christ, before Gorl and our Fa-
ther: knowing, brethren, beloved -of God, your
election: Tor our gospel hath notheen to you in
word only but in power also, ap d in the Holy
Ghost, and in much fulness, as you 'know what man-
ner of men we have been among y 3u for your sakes.
And you became followers of u., and of the Lord;
receiving the word in much tribu) ation, with joy of
the Holy Ghost: so that you w ere made a pattern
to all that believe in Macedonia and in Achaia. For
from you was spread abroad tlve word of the Lord,
not only in Macedonia and io Achaia, but also in
every place your faith, whicK is towards God, is
gone forth, so that we need not speak any thing.
For they themselves relate of us, what manner of
entering in we had unto yc* ; ; and how you turned.
to God from idols, to servo the living and true God,
and to wait for his Son from heaven (whom he
raised up from the dead) J'ESUS, who hath delivered
lis from the wrath to corr.e.
CpQfBCl Matt. x?.ii. 31.35.^ that time:
Jesus spo\e to the ni iltitude this parable: The
kingdom of heaven is U'ke to a grain of mustard-seed,
which a man took and sowed in his field. Which
indeed is the least of?. 11 seeds: but when it is grown
up, it is greater tfuv \ any herbs, and becometh a
tree, so that the bi'rds of the air come and dwell in
the branches thereo f. Another parable he spoke to
them : the kingdom of heaven is like to leaven,
which a woma'/f took and hid in three measures of
meal, until il*e 'whole was leavened. All these
things Jesus spjok.fc in parables to the multitudes; and
104 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY,
without parables he did not speak to them : that the
word might be fulfilled which was spoken hy the
prophet, saying: 1 will open ray mouth in para-
bles, L will utter things hidden from the foundation
of the world," * CREDO.
SECRET. May this oblation, O God, we be.
seech thee, cleanse, renew, govern, and protect us.
P. COMM. Calestibus.Bemg fed, O Lord,
with heavenly dainties, we beseech thee, that we
may always hunger after them, as they preserve our
life. Thro'.
Jf there be not VI. Sundays between the Epiphany
and Septuagesima, what remains are omitted, and
taken in between the XXIII. and the last Sunday
after Pentecost.
SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
INTR01T. jP/.xvii.
'"FHE "pangs of death, S^Ircumdcderunt we ge-
and the sorrows of mitus mortis, dolores
bell < have encompassed infcrni circumffcderuntme:
me: and in my distress I et, in trilulatione rnca in.
called upon the Lord, rocavi Dominum, ct ex-
and he heard my voice audivit de templo sancfo
from his holy temple, suo vocem vneam. Ps. Dz-
Ps. I will love thee, O ligam te Domine, fortitu-
Lord, my strength : the do mea ; Dominm ftrma-
Lord is my support, my mentummeum et rcfugium
refuge, and my deliverer. mum f et liberator -meus,
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Preces. Mercifully hear, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy people: that
we who are justly afflicted for our sins, may be mer-
cifully delivered for the glory of thy name. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. ix. 24. and*, i. Brethren;
Know you not that they that run in the race, all run
indeed, but one receiveth the prize? So run ye,
that you may obtain. And every one that striveth
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for the mastery, refraineth himself from all things :
and they indeed that they may receive a corruptible
crown: but we an incorruptible one. I therefore
so run, not as at an uncertainty: I so fight, not as
one beating the air : but 1 chastise my body, and
bring it into subjection : lest perhaps, \vhen 1 have
preached to others, I myselr should become a cast-
away Chap. x. i. 5. For 1 would not have you
ignorant, brethren, that our fathers were all under
the cloud, and all passed through the sea. And all
in Moses were baptized in a cloud, and in the sea,
and did all eat the same spiritual food : and all
drank the same spiritual drink: (and they drank of
the spiritual rock that followed them: and the rock
was Christ.) But with the most of them God was
not well pleased.
GRAD. Ps. ix. Thou art our timely help in
distress. Let all that know thee, put their trust in
thee ; for thou forsakest not those that seek thee, O
Lcrd. V. The poor man will not be forgotten for
ever: the patience of the poor man will notforever
be in vain. Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail.
TRACT. Ps. cxxix.. De prqfundis clamavi ad
te, Domine; Domine, exaudi vocem mcaw. From
the deep have I cried out to thee, O Lord; Lord,
hear my voice. V. Let thy ears be attentive to the
prayers of thy servant. V.' If thou shouldst observe
iniquities, O Lord 1 Lord, who shall stand it ? But
with thee is propitiation, and because of thy law, I
waited for thee, O Lord.
From this day till Ash-Wednesday, the Tract is said
on Sundays and Festivals only.
(B00ptU Matt. xx i. 16.-- At that time; Jesus
spoke to his disciples this parable: The kingdom of
heaven is like to a householder who went out early in
the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. And
when he had agieed with the labourers for a penny
106 SEPTUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And he went
out about the third hour, and saw others standing
idle in the market-place. And he said to them : Go
you also into my vineyard, and I will give you what
shall be just. And they went their way. And
again he went out, about the sixth and the ninth
hour, and did in like manner. But about the ele-
venth hour he went out and found others standing,
and he saith to them : Why stand you here all the
day idle? They say to him: Because no man hath
hired us. He saith to them : Go you also into my
vineyard. And when evening was come, the Lord
of the vineyard said to his steward: Call the labour-
ers and pay them their hire, beginning from the last
even to the first. When therefore they were come,
that came about the eleventh hour, they received
every man a penny. But when the first also came,
they thought that they should have received more,
and they likewise received every man a penny*
And when they received it they murmured against
the master of the house, saying : These last have
worked but one hour, and thou hast made them
equal to us that have borne the burden of the day,
and the heats. But he answered one of them, and
said: Friend, I do thee no wrong: didst thou not
agree with me for a penny? Take what is thine, and
go thy way: I will also give to this last even as to
thee. Or, is it not lawful for me to do what I will ?
Is thy eye evil, because I am good ? So shall the last
be first, and the first last. For many are called, but
few chosen. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. 31. It is good to praise the
Lord, and sing to thy name, O thou the Most
Highl
SECRET. Having received, O Lord, our offer-
ings and prayers, cleanse as, we beseech thee, by
these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us.
COMM. Ps. 31. Cast a favourable look on thy
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servant, and save me by thy mercy ; let me not be
disappointed, O Lord, since I have called upon
thee.
P. COMM. JWdfes.-.May thy faithful, O God,
be strengthened by these thy mysteries; that re-
ceiving them, they may still desire them; and de-
siring them, may eternally receive them. Thro*.
SEXAGESIMA SUNDAY.
1NTR01T. Ps. xliii.
ARISE, why sleepest J?Xurge 9 quare obdor-
thou, O Lord ? - L- ' mis, Domim ? Ex-
Arise and cast us not off urge, et nc repcllas infi-
forever? Why turnest nem. Quarcfadamtuam
thou away thy face ? avert is ? Oblivisceris tri-
forgettest thou our dis- bulationem nostram ? Ad-
tress ? Our belly cleaveth h tea it in terra venter nos-
to the earth : Arise, O tcr : Eturge, Dominc,
L,ord, help and deliver udjuva wos, et libcra nos.
us. Ps. We have heard, Ps. Deus, auribus nqstris
O God, with our ears: aucfivimits : Patrcs ?iostri
our fathers have related annuntiaverunt ?iobis.
to us thy wonders. V. V. Gloria.
Glorv.
COLLECT. Dem qul O God, who seestthat
we place no confidence in any thing we do; merci-
fully grant that, by the protection of the Doctor of
the Gentiles, we may be defended against all ad.
versitv. Thro'.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. xi. 19. 33. and xii. i. 9, Brj.
thrcn : You gladly suffer the foolish: whereas your-
selves are wise. For you suffer if a man bring you
into bondage, if a man devour you, if a man take
from you, if a man he lifted up, if a man strike you
on the face. I speak according to dishonour, as if
we had been weak in this part. Wherein if any man
i* bold (I speak foolishly) I am bold also. They are
Hebrews; so am I: They are Israelites; so am I.
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They are the seed of Abraham: so ami! They are
the ministers of Christ! (I speak as one less wise) I
am more: in many more lahours, in prisons more
frequently, in stripes above measure, in death often.
Of the Jews five times did I receive forty stripes,save
one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once I was
stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck ; a night and a
day I was in the depth of the sea. In journeying
often, in perils of water, in perils of robbers, in
perils from my own nation, in perils from the Gen-
tiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness,
in perils in the sea, in perils from false brethren.
In labour and painfulness, in watching often, in
hunger and thirst, in fasting often, in cold and na
kedness. Besides these things that are without: my
daily instance, the solicitude for all the churches.
Who is weak, and I am not weak? Who is scan-
dalized, and I am not on fire ? If I must needs
glory : I will glory of the things that concern my
infirmity. The God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ, who is blessed for ever, knoweth that 1 lie
not. At Damascus the governor of the nation under
Aretas the king guarded the city of the Damascenes,
*o apprehend me: and through a window in a bas-
ket was I let down by the wall, and so escaped his
hands. Chap. xii. i. If I must glory (it is not expe-
dient indeed-, but I will come to visions and revela*
riorfs of the Lord. I know a man in Christ, about
fourteen year^ ago, (whether in the body I know
not, or out of the body I know not, God knoweih,)
such a one caught up to the third heaven. And I
know such a man (whether in the body, or out of
the body, I cannot tell, God knoweth) how he
was caught into paradise j and heard secret words,
which is not granted to man to utter. Of such a
one I will glory ; but of myself I will glory nothing,
but in my infirmities. For even if I would glorv, r
shall hot be foolish: for I shall say the truth, Bur
SEXAGES1MA SUNDAY. 1O<)
I forbear, lest any man should think of me above
that which he seeth in me, or any thing he heareth
from me. And lest the greatness of the revelation
should lift me up, there was given me a sting of my
flesh, an angel of Satan, to ouffet me. For which
thing I thrice besought the Lord, that it might de-
part from me: and he said to me: My grace is suf-
ficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infir-
mity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities,
that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxii. 'Let the Gentiles know that
God is thy name: that thoti art the Most High over
all the earth. V. Make them turn about, O my God,
like a wheel, and scatter them like chaff before the
wind.
TRACT. Ps. ibci***C0m*aviff*j Domine, terrain,
et co/tturbasti cam. Thou hast shaken the earth, O
Lord, and made it tremble. K. Heal its wounds,
for it is shaken. V. Make thy chosen people retire
from before thy bow, that they may be safe.
(KOjSpCU Luke viii. 4. 16. At th<it time':
When a very great multitude was gathered together,
and hastened out of the cities to meet Jesus, tie spoke by
a similitude. A sower went out to sow his seed : and
as he sowed some fell by the way side, and it was
trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it.
And other some fell upon a rock ; and as soon as it
was sprung up, it withered away because it had no
moisture. And other some fell among thorns, and
the thorns growing up with it, choked it. And
other some tell upon good ground; and sprung up,
and yielded fruit a hundred- fold. Saying these things
he cried out: He that hath ears to hear, let him
hear. And his disciples asked him what this para-
ble might be. To whom he said : To )ou i f -
given to knovvthft mystery of the kingdom of <
but to the rest in parables: t k . .!.?y
K
110 OUlNgUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
not see, and hearing they may not understand. Now
the parable is this; The seed is the word of God.
And they by the way side, are they that hear, then
the devil cometh, and taketh the word out of their
hearts, lest believing they should be saved. Now
they upon the rock, are they who, when they hear,
receive the word with joy : and these have no roots;
who believe for a while, and in time of temptation
fall away. And that which fell among thorns, are
they who have heard, and going their way, are
choked with the cares and the riches and pleasures
of this life, and yield no fruit. But that on the
good ground are they who in a good and perfect
heart, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth
fruit in patience.
OFFERT. Pa. xvi. Settle my steps in thy paths,
that my feet may not slip : bend thine ear, and hear
my words: display the wonders of thy mercy, O
Lord, who saveth those that hope in thee.
SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered to
tliee, O Lord, always enliven us and defend us.
Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xlii. I will go up to the altar of
God, to God, who rejoiceth my youth.
P. COMM. Supplices. Grant, we humbly be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that those whom
thou refreshest with thy sacraments, may, by a life
well pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro'.
QU1NQUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xxx.
BE to me a protecting T^STO mihi in Deurn
God, and a place -" protectorem, et in
of refuge to save me: for locum refugii, ut salvurn
thou art my strength me facias: quoniam fir.
and refuge ; and fr the momentum meum, et re-
glory of thy name thou fugium meum <?s tu ; ttf
gUlNQUAGESIMA SUNDAY, I j I
thyself wilt be my guide, propter nomen tuum dux
and wilt feed me. Ps. mild eris, et ejiutriesme.
In thee, Lord, have I Ps. In te, Doming spe~
hoped, /et me never be ravi, non confundar in
put to shame: by thy attrmim; in justitia tua
justice deliver me, and libera me, et eripe me. V.
rescue me. V. Glory. Gloria.
COLL. Preces. Mercifully hear our prayers, we
beseech thee, O Lord, and being freed from the
chains of our sins, preserve us from all adversity.
Thro. J
EPISTLE, i Cor. xiii. i. 14. -Brethren; If I
speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and
nave not charity, I am become as sounding brass,
or a tinkling cymbal. And if I should have pro-
pnecy, and should know all mysteries, and all
knowledge: and if I should have all faith, so that 1
d remove mountains, and have not charity, I
am nothing. And if I should distribute all my goods
to feed the poor, and if I should deliver my body
> burned and have not charity, it profiteth me
hmg. Charity is patient, is kind: Charity en-
vieth not, dealeth not perversely; it is not puffed
"P, it is not ambitious, seeketh not her own, is not
Fn^ VK anger '. ^kethno evil, rejoiceth not
m inmuity, but rejoiceth with the truth: beareth
Pnrl nrT' If P^ ^ Mn & llO P eth a11 things,
endureth all thmgs. Charity never falleth away:
whether prophecies shall be made void, or tongues
shall cease, or knowledge shall be destroyed. For
I know m part, and we prophecy in' part. But
when that which perfect is come/that which is in
soot; I \ T?i^h? aVV ; ay ' When * ^' M a child '
2^rl ? 8 / Ch | J ld ' V 111 ^ 810011 aSa Child, I thought
C S r But K W \ e ft \ became a man l P"t Wy
^things of a child. We now see through a glass
in a dark manner: but then face to face. Now I
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M2 QUlNQUAGESIMA SUNDAY.
know in part: but then I shall know even as I am
known. And now there remain faith, hope, cha-
rity, these three ; but the greatest of these is
charity.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxiii. Thou art the God who alone
dost wonders : thou hast made known thy power
among the Gentiles. V. Thou hast delivered thy
people, the children of Israel and Joseph, by the
strength of thy arm.
TRACT. Ps. xcix. Jubilate Deo omnis terra ;
scrvite Domino in latitia. Praise the Lord, all ye
people of the earth; serve the Lord with joy. V.
Come before him with gladness; fand know the
Lord is God. V. It is he that made us; we did not
make ourselves : we are his people, and the sheep
of his pasture.
CE>00p0L Luke xviii. 31. 43. At that time;
Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them:
Behold we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall
be accomplished which were written by the pro-
phets concerning the Son of Man. For he shall be
delivered to the GentileSj and shall be mocked, and
scourged, and spit upon : and after they have
scourged him, they will put him to death, and the
third day he shall rise again. And they understood
none of these things, and this word was hid from
them, and they understood not the things that were
said. Now it came to pass, that when he drew
nigh to Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the
way-side, begging. And when he heard the
multitude passing by, he asked what this meant.
And they told him that Jesus of Nazareth was pas-
sing by. And he cried out: Jesus, Son of David,
have mercy on me. And they that went before,
rebuked him, that he should hold his peace. But
he cried out much more: Son of David, have
mercy on me. And Jesus standing, commanded
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him to be brought unto him. And when he was
come near, he asked him, saying: What wilt thou
that I do to thee ? But he said : Lord, that I may
see. And Jesus said to him : Receive thy sight ; thy
faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he
saw, and followed him, glorifying God. And all
the people, when they saw it, gave praise to God,
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps.cxviii..-Blessed art thou, OLord,
teach me thy law: with my lips have 1 pro.
nounced all the commandments of thy mouth.
SECRET. May this offering, we beseech thee,
O Lord, cleanse away our sins : and sanctify the
bodies and souls of thy servants, to prepare them for
worthily celebrating this sacrifice. Thro',
CO MM. Ps. Ixxvii. They have eaten and were
filled : the Lord granted them their desire ; they
have not been disappointed.
P. COMM. Qu(snmus<'We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we who have taken this hea-
venly food, may by it be defended from all ad*
versity.
ASH-WEDNESDAY.
'T'HE ceremony of applying afhes, in the form ofacrofs,
to the heads of the faithful on this day, is a relick of
the ancient difcipline of the Church which at the begin*,
ning of Lent, fubjected public and fcandalous fmners to
public and canonical penance. The priefl, (having firft
heard their confeflion, cloathed them with fackcloth
laid afhes on their heads, and fprinkled them with holy
water) recited aloud over them the J'ewn Penitential
Pfalms, aiTifted therein by all the clergy lying proftrate on
the ground. After the proceflion, in which they walked
bare-foot in the penitential drefs above defcribcd, they
were turned out of the Church, not to be again admitted
to aflift at the facred myitcries, till Maundy-Thurfday.
The Church doors were then fhut, and the Mafs of the
faithful began,
JT4 ASH-WEDNESDAY.
Though public penances are not fo frequent as they
formerly were, the Council of Trent exprefsly orders
them for public crimes, Scfs. xxiv. c 8. de Reform. And
the directions given in the Roman Ritual, de Sacram. Penit.
are: " Let not the prieft absolve thofe who have given
public feandal, till they have made public fatisfaSion,
and removed the feandal."
We are therefore to perform this holy ceremony with
an humble and contrite foul, with a firm refolution of
entering upon penitential practices in order to punifh our
fins, and to fatisfy for them in a manner that may bear
Come proportion to the enormity of our offences.
THE BLESSING OF THE ASHES.
ANT.TTEAR us, O Lord, for thy mercy is kind :
AX look on us, O Lord, according to the
multitude of thy mercies. Ps. Save me, OGod: for
the waters have reached my soul. V. Glory.
ANT. Hear us, $c. to Ps.
The Lord be with you. 11. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. Omnipotent.
O Almighty and eternal God, spare those that
repent, shew mercy to those that humbly in-
treat thee: and vouchsafe to send from heaven thy
holy angel, to { bless, and { sanctify these ashes,
that they maybe a wholesome remedy to all who
hnmbly call upon thy holy name, and conscious of
their sins, accuse themselves, and deplore their
crimes in sight of thy divine Majesty, or humbly and
earnestly have recourse to thy sovereign^ bounty ; and
grant, by pur calling on thy most holy name, that
whoever shall be touched by these ashes for the re-
mission of their sins, may receive health of body, and
defence of soul. Thro'.
^ Let us pray. Deus, qui non mortem.
OGod, who desirest the conversion, and not
the death of sinners, graciously consider the
weakness of human nature, and mercifully vouch,
safe to *J bless these ashes, which we design to re-
ASH-WEDNESDAY. H^
ceive on our heads, in token of our humiliation,
and to obtain forgiveness : that we, who know that
we are but ashes, and must return to dust because of
our wickedness, may obtain, through thy mercy,
pardon of all our sins, and the recompence pro-
mised to penitents. Thro'.
Let us pray. Deux, qui humiliatione.
OGod, who art appeased by humiliation, and
pacified by satisfaction, incline to our prayers
the ears of thy mercy; and pour upon the heads of
thy servants, covered with these ashes, the grace of
thy blessing; so as both to fill them with the spirit of
compunction, and to grant them the effects of their
just desires, and when granted to remain stable and
untouched for ever. Thro'.
Let us pray, Omnipotent
/^\ Almighty and eternal God, who forgavest the
\_J Ninivites, when they did penance in sack-
cloth and ashes: mercifully grant us so to imitate
their penance, that we may obtain pardon of our
sins. Thro'. II. Amen-
The ^Priest having sprinkled the Ashes zcith Holy
Water, saying the Anthem, Asperg.es, &c. />, xiii.
without the Psalm, and fuming them thrice, re.
ceives or gives them to himself; then he lays them
on the heads of every one, saying to each :
Pr. Remember, O man, that thou art dust, and
shalt return to dust again,
In the mean time, the following Anthems are sung by
the Choir.
A NT. Let us change our dress for ashes and sack,
cloth : let us fast and weep in the presence of the
Lord; for our God is very merciful to forgive us our
sins.
ANT. The priests, the ministers of the Lord, shall
weep between the porch and the altar, and say :
fcpare, Lord, O spare thy people, and shut not
the mouths of those who praise thee, O Lord.
Il6 ASH-WEDNESDAY,
ANT, Let ns amend of the sins we have com.
mitted through ignorance; lest suddenly overtaken
by the day of our death, we seek for time to do pe-
nance, and be not able to find it.* Look down on
us. O Lord, and take pity: for we have sinned
against thee. V. Help us, O God our Saviour, and
deliver us for the glory of thy name, O Lord.*
Look down on us, $c. to V. Glory, $c. Look
down on us, $c. to V.
The Lord be with thee. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray; Concede nobis.
GRANT us, O Lord, to begin with holy fasting
our Christian warfare; that being to fight
against spiritual wickedness, we may be aided there-
in by temperance. Thro'.
INTROIT. Wisd. ix. Ps. Ixi.
npHOU, O Lord, hast mercy on all, and hatest
* none of those things which thou hast created ;
thou winkest at the sins of men, to draw them to
repentance, and thou pardonestthem: because thou
art the Lord our God. Ps. Have mercy on me, O
God, have mercy on me j for my soul trusteth in
thee. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Pr&sta, Domitie. Grant, O Lord,
that thy faithful may enter on this solemn fast with
suitable piety, and go through it with unmolested
devotion. Thro 1 .
After the II. Collect, A cnnctis, p. xx. the following,
with its Secret and P. Comm. is continued till
Passion- Sunday.
III. COLLECT. Omnipotent. O Almighty and
eternal God, who hast dominion over the living and
the dead, and art merciful to all, whom thou know-
est will be thine by faith and good works : we hum-
bly beseech thee, that they, for whom we have pro-
posed to offer our prayers, whether this world still
retains them in the flesh, or the nexj; world hath
already received them divested of their bodies, oiay g
ASH-WEDNESDAY. 117
by the clemency of thine own goodness, and the
intercession of thy saints, obtain pardon and full
remission of their sins. Thro'.
LESSON. Joel ii. 12. 19. Thus saith the
Lord ; Be converted to me with all your heart, in
fasting, in weeping, and in mourning. And rend
your hearts, and not your garments, and turn to the
Lord your God: for he is gracious and merciful,
patient and rich in mercy, and ready to repent of the
evil. Who knovveth but he will return, and for-
give, and leave a blessing behind him, sacrifice and
libation to' ihe Lord thy God ? Blow the trumpet
in Sion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly,
gather together the people, sanctify the Church,
assemble the ancients, gather together the little ones,
and them that suck at the breasts : let the bride-
groom go forth from his bed, and the bride out of
the bride- chamber. Between the porch and the
altar the priests the Lord's ministers shall weep,
and shall say: Spare, O Lord, spare thy people:
and give not thine inheritance to reproach, that the
heathens should rule over them. Why should they
say among the nations: Where is their God ? The
Lord hath been zealous for his land, and hath spared .
his people. And the Lord answered and said to his
people : Behold I will send you corn, and wine, and
oil, you shall be filled with them: and 1 will no
more make you a reproach among the nations, saith
the Lord Almighty.
GRAD. Ps. Ivi. Have mercy on me, O God,
have mercy on me: for my soul hath trusted in
thee. V. He hath stretched forth his hand from
heaven, and hath delivered me : he hath given up
to reproach those who trample on me.
TRACT. Ps. cii. andlxxviii.-rDeal not with us,
O Lord, according to our sins, which we have com-
mitted, nor punish us according to our iniquities.
F. Remember not, O ]Lord, our past olVences; le^
II 8 ASH-WEDNESDAY.
thy mercy soon overtake us, for we are reduced to
the greatest misery. V. Help us, O God our Savi-
our: and for the glory of thy name deliver us, O
Lord, and for the glory of thy name, pardon us
our sins.
The above Tract is said every Monday, Wednesday,
and Friday, till Wednesday in Holy. Week, except
there be u proper one appointed.
Matt. vi. 16. 2i. -4* that time;
Jesus said to his disciples : When you fast be not as
the hypocrites, sad. For they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear unto men to fast. Amen I
say to you, that they have received their reward.
But thou, when thbu fastest, anoint thy head, and
wash thy face : that thou appear not to men to fast,
but to thy Father, who is in secret : and thy
Father, who seeth in secret, will reward thee.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth :
where the rust and moth consume, and where
thieves break through and steal. But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven: where neither the
rust nor moth doth consume, and where thieves
do not break through nor steal. For where thy
treasure is, there is thy heart also.
OFFERT. Ps. xxix. I will extol thee, O Lord,
because thou hast upholden me: nor hast thou let
my enemies triumph over me. O Lord, to thee
I cried out, aind thou didst heal me.
SECRET Grant, O Lord, that we may be
duly prepared to present these our offerings, by
which we celebrate the institution of this venerable
mystery. Thro 1 .
J I. SECRET. Ordinary, p. xxvii.
III. SECRET. O God, to whom alone is known
the number of thine elect to be placed in eternal
bliss: grant, we beseech thee, by the intercession of
all thy saints, that tiie book of predestination may
THURSDAY BEFORE, &C. 119
contain the names of all those, whom we have un-
dertaken to pray for, as well as those of all the
faithful. Thro'.
PREFACE. Qui corporaUjejitm^ p. xxx.
COMM. Ps. i. He that' meditatelh night and
day on the law of the Lord shall yield his fruit in
due season.
P. COMM. Percepta. May the mysteries we
have received, O Lord, afford us help, that our
fasting may be acceptable to thee, and become
a remedy to us, Thro'.
II. P. COMM. Miivdd. -Ordinary p xliv
1H. P. COMM. P ? m//c^.-.May the mysteries
5 have received, purify us, we beseech thee O
Almighty and merciful God: and grant, by the in-
tercession of all thy saints, that this thy sacrament
may not increase our guilt to punishment, butbea
means of obtaining pardon in order to salvation
may it wash away sin, strengthen our frailty, secure
us against the dangers of the world 5 and procure
forgiveness for all the faithful both living and dead
Ihro\
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
/"'Prayer, Inclinantes. over the people.
'ULLY look down upon us, O Lord,
I ml ll u p 1 -"' uj yj L/ur<l,
J-f* bowing down before thy divine Majesty, that
they who have been refreshed with thy divine mys-
teries, may always be supported by thy heavenly-
aid. Thro*.
THURSDAY before the I. Sunday in Lent
INTR01T. Ps. liv.
\I/ HEN I cried out to the Lord, he heard mv
* . voice against those who were coming upnii
me: he that is before all ages and will be for ever,
Humbled them: cast thy care on the Lord, and he
will feed thee. K. Hear, O God, my praver, an j
1*0 THURSDAY BEFORE I. SUNDAY IN LENT.
ttespise not my petition: hearken to me, and graci-
ously hear me. V. Glory.
COLLECT. VMS, qui culpa.O God, who by
sin art offended, and pacified by repentance, merci-
fully regard the prayers of thy people, who make
supplication to thee: and turn away the scourges of
thy anger, which we deserve for our sins. Thro'.
LESSON. Isaias xxxviii. i. 6. .In those days Eze-
chias was sick even to death, and Isaias the son of
Amos the prophet came unto him, and said to him:
Thus saith the Lord : Take order with thy house for
thou shalt die, and not live. And Ezechias turned Jus
face towards the wall, and prayed to the Lord, and
said : 1 beseech thee, O Lord, remember how 1 have
walked before thee in truth, and with a perfect heart,
and have done that which is good in thy sight. And
Ezechias wept with great weeping. And the word of
the Lord came to Isaias, saying : Go and say to
Ezechias: Thus saith the Lord the God of David
thy father: I have heard thy prayer, and i have seen
thy tears: behold I will add to thy days fifteen years;
And 1 will deliver thee and this city out ofthehands
of the king of the Assyrian?, and I will protect it,
saith the Lord Almighty.
GRAD. Ps. liv. Cast thy care on the Lord, and
he will feed thee. V. When I cried out to the Lord,
he heard me, and defended me against those that
were coming upon me.
dDQ0pU Matt. viii. from * in ^Gospel of the
III. Sunday after Epiphany, p. 99.
OFFERT. Ps. xxiv. To thee, O Lord, have I
raised up my soul : my God, in thee is my trust, let
me not be confounded; neither let my enemies scoff
at me; for none, who look for thee, shall be dis-
appointed.
SECRET. Hear us, () Lord, we beseech thee,
and being appeased by these offerings, grant they
FRIDAY BEFORE THE, &C. 121
may increase our devotion, and advance our salva-
tion. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. 1. Thou wilt accept a sacrifice of
righteousness, oblations, and whole burnt-offerings
on thy altar, O Lord.
P. COMM. Ofcsa's. Having partaken of the
blessings of these heavenly mysteries, we humbly
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that by them we may
receive both the sacrament and eternal salvation.
Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Parce. Spare, O Lord, spare thy
people: that having been justly chastised, they may
find comfort in thy mercy. Thro'.
FRIDAY before the I. Sunday in Lent.
INTR01T. Ps. xxix.
nnTIE Lord hath heard me, and taken pity on me:
* the Lord hath become my helper. Ps. I will
extol thee, O Lord, because thou hast protected
me ; neither hast thou let my enemies triumph over
me. I 7 . Glory.
COLLECT. Inchoata jejunia. Graciously fa-
cour us, O Lord, we bese'ech thee, in the fast we
have undertaken ; that what we observe outwardly,
we may perform with sincere minds. Thro*.
LESSON. Is. Iviii. i. y.Thussaith the Lord God;
Crv, cease not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
and shew my people their wicked doings, and the
"house of Jacob their sins. For they seek me from
day to day, and desire to know T my w r ays, as a nation
that hath done justice, and hath not forsaken the
judgment of their God : they ask of me the judg-
ments of justice : they are willing to approach to
God. Why have we fasted, and thou hast not re-
garded? why have we humbled our souls, and thoa
hast not taken notice? Behold, in the day of your
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122 FRIDAY BEFORE THE
fast, your own will is found, and you exact of all
your debtors. Behold you fast for debates and
strife, and strike with the fist wickedly. Do not
fast as you have done until this day, to make your
cry to be heard on high. Is this such a fast as I
have chosen, for a man to afflict his soul for a day ?
is this it, to wind his head about like a circle, and
to spread sackcloth and ashes ? wilt thou call this a
fast, and a day acceptable to the Lord ? Is not this
rather the fast that I have chosen ? loose the bands of
wickedness, undo the bundles that oppress, let them
that are broken go free, and break asunder every
burden. Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring
the needy and the harbourless into thy house :
when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and
despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light
break forth as the morning, and thy health shall
speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy
face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up.
Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou
shalt cry, and he shall say ; Here I am, for I the
Lord thy God am merciful.
GRAD. Ps. xxvi. One thing have! asked of the
Lord, and that I will continue to ask, that I may
dwell in the house of the Lord. V. That I may
contemplate the beauty of the Lord, and be pro
tected in his holy temple.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 1 1 7.
CBOSfpCU Matt. v. 43. 48. vi. i. 4. At that
time ; Jesut said to his disciples ; You have heard that
it hath. been said: Thou shalt love thy neighbour,
and hate thy enemy. But I say to you, love your
enemies, do good to them that hate you : and pray
for them that persecute and calumniate you: that
yon may be the children ot your Father, who is in
heaven, \vrio maketh his sun to rise upon the good
and bad, and raineth upon the just and unjust. For
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if you love them tluit love you, what reward shall
you have ? do not even the publicans the same ?
And if you salute your brethren only, what do you
do more ? do not also the heathens the same .
Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Fa-
ther is perfect. Chap. vi. Take heed that you do
not your justice before men, to be seen by them ;
otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father
who is in heaven. Therefore when thou dost an
alms deed, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the
hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
that they may be honoured by men. Amen I say to
you, they have received their reward. But when
thou dost alms, let not thy left hand know what thy
right hand doth. That thy alms may be in secret,
and thv Father who seeth in secret will repay thee.
OFFERT. Ps. cxvlii. Preserve my life, O Lord,
according to thy promise, that I may know thy
commandments.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that the sacrifice we offer in this holy time of Lent,
may render our souls acceptable to thee, and make
us more ready in the practice of fasting. Thro*.
CO MM. Ps. ii. Serve the Lord with fear, and
rejoice in him with trembling : embrace instructions,
lest yon perish from the right way.
P. COMM. Spiritumnobis. -Give us, O Lord, the
spirit of thy charity, -that thou mayest, by thy mer-
cy, make those unanimous, whom thou hast fed
with one and the same heavenly bread. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Tucre Domine.... Defend, O Lord,
thy people, and mercifully cleanse them from all
their sins: for no misfortune can hurt them, if no
wickedness rule over them. Thro.
La
C "4 )
SATURDAY before the T. Sunday in Lent.
The Introit, Gradual, Tract, Offertory, and Commu-
nion, as in the foregoing Mass, />. i 21, 4c.
COLLECT. Adesto Domine.... Give ear, OLord,
to our prayers, and grant that we may, with true
devotion, observe this solemn fast, which was
wholesomely instituted for giving health to both our
souls and bodies. Thro*.
LESSON. Isaias Iviii. 9. 14. Thus saith the Lord
God: If thou wilt take away the chain out of the
midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger,
and to speak that which is guod for nothing. When
thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt
satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise up
in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon-
day. And the Lord will give thee rest continually,
and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy
bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and
like a fountain of water, whose waters shall not
fail. And the places that have been desolate for
ages, shall be built in thee : thou shalt raise up the
foundations of generation and generation : and thou
shalt be called the repairer of the fences, turning the
paths into rest. If thou turn away thy foot from the
sabbath, from doing thy own will in thy holy day,
and call the sabbath delightful, and the holy of the
Lord glorious, and glorify him whilst thou dost not
thy own ways, and thy own will is not found, to
speak a word: Then shalt thou be delighted in the
Lord, and I- will lift thee up above the high places
of the earth, and will feed thee with the inheritance
of Jacob thy father- For the mouth of the Lord
hath spoken it.
<li500pel. Mark vi. 47* $6.~At thai time ;
When it was late, the ship was in the midst of the
sea, and he alone on the land. And seeing them
labouring in rowing (for the wind was against them)
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and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh
to them walking upon the sea, and he would have
passed by them But they seeing him walking
upon the sea, thought it was an apparition, and
they cried out. For they all saw him, and were
troubled* And immediately he spoke with them,
and said to them : Have a good heart, it is I, fear
ye not- And he went up to them into the
ship, and the wind ceased. And they were far
more astonished within themselves; for they under-
stood not concerning the loaves: for their heart
was blinded. And when they had passed over, they
came into the land of Genesareth, and set to the
shore. And when they were gone out of the ship,
immediately they knew him ; and running through
that whole country, they began to carry about in
beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
And whithersoever he entered, into towns, or into
villages, or cities, they laid the sick in the streets,
and besought him that they might touch but the hem
of his garment ; and as many as touched him were
made whole*
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice, by
the immolation of which thou vouchsafest to be ap-
peased j and grant, we beseech thee, that being
purified by its efficacy, we may otter the affections
of our mind well pleasing to thee. Thro'.
P. COMM. Calestis. Being strengthened, O
Lord, by the gift of a heavenly life, we beseech thee,
that what is a mystery to us in this life, may help us
to obtain that which is eternal. Thro*.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. J/t/c*. May thy faithful, O God,
be strengthened by thy gifts; that, by receiving
them, they may ever hunger after them, and him*
gering after them, they may have their desires satis-
fied in the everlasting possession of them. Thro'.
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( 126 )
I. SUNDAY IN LENT.
INTROIT. Ps. xc.
HE shall cry to me, TNwcabit me, r et ego
and I will hear him : exaudiam cum : Eri-
I will rescue nim, and piarn eum, et glorificabo
glorify him: I will fill eum : Lougitudine die-
him with length of days, rum adimplebo eum,-
Ps. He that confideth in Ps. 90. Qui habitat in
the aid of the Most High, adjutorio altissimi, in pro-
shall abide under the tectione Dei cocli comma*
protection of the God of ratibur.
heaven. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dem qui.O God, who purifiest
thy Church by the yearly observation of Lent :
grant, that what thy children endeavour to obtain of
thee by abstinence, they may put in execution by
good works. Thro.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. vi. i. io.~Brethreni We ex-
hort you, that you receive not the grace of God in
Vuin. For he saith : " In an acceptable time have I
heard thee; and in the day of salvation have I helped
thee." Behold, now is the acceptable time: be-
hold, now is the day of salvation. Giving no of-
fence to any man, that our ministry be not blamed ;
but in a!l things let us exhibit ourselves as the mini-
sters of God, 'in much patience, ia tribulation, in
necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in prison, in
seditions, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, in
chastity, in knowledge, in long-suffering, in sweet-
ness, in the Holy Ghost, in charity unfeigned, in
the word of ,ruth, in the power of God ; by the ar-
mour of justice on the right-hand, and on the left:
by honour, and dishonour: by evil report, and good
report: as deceivers, and yet true: as unknown,
and yet : known : as dying, and behold we live; as
chastised, and not killed: as sorrowful, yet always
rejoicing ; as needy, yet enriching many ; as having
nothing, and possessing all things.
I. SUNDAY IN LENT. 127
GRAD. Ps. xc. God has given his angels a
charge over thec, to guard thee in all thy ways. F.
They shall bear thee up on their hands, lest at any
time thou hit thy foot against a stone.
TRACT. Ps. xc. -Qui habitat in adjutorio altis.
simi, in protect ione Dei call commora'bitur. lie that
confideth in the aid of the Most High, shall abide
under the protection of the God of heaven. V. He
shall say to the Lord, thou art my protector and my
refuge; Fie is my God, in him will I hope. V. For
it is he who -hath delivered me from the snare of
those that hunted me: and from their threats. V. He
shall cover thee with his shoulder: and thou shalt
hope under his wing. V. His truth shall compass
thee with a shield : thou shalt not fear the terrors of
the night. K, Nor the arrow flying by day, nor the
mischief stalking in the dark, nor a fall," nor the
noon-day devil. V. A thousand shall fall on thy
side, and ten thousand on thy right hand ; But evil
shall not approach thee. V. For he hath given his
angels charge over thee, to guard thee in all thy
ways. V. They shall bear thee upon their hands,
lest at any time thou hit thy foot against a stone. V.
Thou shalt tread on the asp and the basilisk : thou
shirt trample on the lion and the dragon. V. Since
he hath hoped in me, I will deliver him ; I will pro-
tect him, since he hath known my name. He shall
call upon me, and. I will hear him : I am with him
in distress. V. I will rescue him, and glorify him :
I will fill him with length of days, and shew him
my salvation.
(BOSptU Matt. iv. i. ii. .4* that time: Jesus
was led by the spirit into the desart, to be tempted
by the Devil. And when he had fasted forty days
and forty nights, he was afterwards hungry. And
the tempter coming, said to him; If thou be the
Son of God, command that these stones be made
bread. But he answered and said: It is written,
123 MONDAY IN THE
;< Not by bread alone doth man live, but by every
woid that proceedeth out of the mouth of God."
Then the Devil took him into the holy city, and set
him upon the pinnacle of the temple, and said to
him: If thou* be the Son of God, cast thyself down;
for it is written : " He hath given his angels charge
over thee, and on their hands shall they bear thee up,
lest perhaps thou dash thy foot against a stone."
Jesus said to him, it is written again, "Thou shalt
not tempt the Lord thy God." Again the Devil took
him up into a very high mountain, and shewed him
all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of
them, and said to him : All these will I give thee,
if thou wiit fall down and adore me. Then Jesus
said to him : Begone, Satan, for it is written : " The
Lord thy God thou shalt adore, and him only shalt
thou serve." Then the devil left him; and behold
angels came and ministered to him." CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xc. The Lord shall cover thee
with his shoulders, and thou shalt hope under his
Wings; his truth shall compass thee with a shield.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, in the most
solemn manner, this sacrifice at the beginning of
Lent, humblv beseeching thee, that as we retrench
from the food of our bodies, we may also refrain
from all noxious pleasures. Thro'.
COMM. Fs. xc. The Lord shall cover thee
with his shoulders, and thou shalt hope under his
wings : his truth shall compass thee with a shield.
P. COMM. Tul nos. May the holy oblation, O
Lord, of thy sacrament, give us a new life, that, by
laying aside the old man, it may bring us to the
participation of this saving mystery. Thro'.
A
MONDAY, I. WEEK IN LENT.
INTROIT. Ps. cxxii,
S the eyes of the servants are on the hands of
their masters, so are our eyes on the Lord our
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God, until he have mercy on us: have mercy on us,
Lord, have mercy on us. Ps. To thee have I
lifted up my eyes, thou that dwellest in the hea-
vens. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Convene. Convert us, O God our
Saviour, and instruct our minds with thy heavenly
doctrine, that this fast of Lent may be beneficial to
us. Thro'.
LESSON. Ezek. xxxiv. 1 1 . 1 6 Thus saith the Lord
God i Behold I myself will seek my sheep, and will
visit them. As the shepherd visiteth his flock, in the
day when he shall he in the midst of his sheep that '
were scattered : so will I visit my sheep, and will
deliver them out of all the places where they have
been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. And t
will bring them out from the peoples, and will ga-
ther them out of the countries, and will bring them
to their own land ; and I will feed them in the
mountains of Israel, by the rivers, and in all the ha-
bitations of the land : 1 will feed them in the most
fruitful pastures, and their pastures shall be in the
high mountains of Israel: there shall they rest on the
green grass, and be fed in fat pastures upon the
mountains of Israel. 1 will feed my sheep : and I
will cause them to lie down, saith the Lord God.
1 will seek that which was lost: and that which was
driven away, I will bring again: and I will bind up
that which was broken, and 1 will strengthen that
which was weak, and that which was fat and strong
I will preserve: and I will feed them in judgment,
sat h the Lord Almighty.
GRAD. Pa. Ixxxiii. Cast an eye upon us, O
God, our Protector, look down upon thy servants,
V. O Lord God of armies, hear the prayers of thy
servants.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 1 17.
Matt. xxv. 31. At that time: Jesus
'3 MONIUY IN THE, &C.
said to his disciples: When the Son of Man shall
com* in his majesty, and all the angels with him,
then shall he sit upon the seat of his majesty. And
all nations shajl be gathered together before him,
and he shall separate them one from another, as the
shepherd separateth the sheep from the goats : and
he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats
on his left. Then shall the king say to them that
shall be on his right hand; Come, ye blessed of my
Father, possess the kingdom prepared for you from
the foundation of the world. For I was hungry,
I and you gave me to eat : I was thirsty, and you gave
me to drink: I was a stranger, and you took me
in : naked, and you cloathed me ; sick, and you vi-
sited me : I was in prison, and you came to me.
Then shall the just answer him, saying; Lord, when
did we see thee hungry, and fed thee ; thirsty, and
gave thee drink ? And when did we see thee a
stranger, and took thee in: or naked, and cloathed
thee ? Or when did we see thee sick or in prison, and
came to thee ? And the king answering shall say to
them : Amen I say to you, as long as you have done
it to one of these my least brethren, you did it to
me. Then skall he say to them also that shall be
on his left hand : Depart from me, you cursed, in-
to everlasting fire, which was prepared for the devil
and his angels. For I was hungry, and you gave me
not to eat ; I was thirsty, and you gave me not to
drink. I was a stranger, and you took me not in ;
naked, and you cloathed me not j sick, and in pri-
son, and you did not visit me. Then shall they
also answer him, saying: Lord, when did we see
thee hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or
sick, or in prison, and did not minister to thee?
Then he shall answer them, saying; Amen I say to
you, as long as you did it not to one of these least
ones, neither did you it to me. And these sha.l go
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into everlasting punishment, but the just into life
everlasting.
OFFERT. Ps. cxviii. I will lift up my eyes, and
consider thy wonders, O Lord, that thou mayest
teach me thy law ; give me understanding, and I
will learn thy commandments.
SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we
have made, and cleanse us from the stains of our
sins. Thro'.
COMM. Matt. xxv.~ Verily, I say to you : What
you have done to one of the least of mine, you have
done to me: come, ye blessed of my Father, take
possession of the kingdom prepared for you from the
beginning of the world.
P. COMM. Salutaris. Being filled, O Lord,
by the participation of thy saving mysteries, we
humbly beseech thee, that as we rejoice in the taste
thereof, we may be renewed by their effects. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Absolve.- Loosen, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, the bonds of our sins; and mercifufly
turn away from us whatever we deserve for them.
Thro'.
TUESDAY.
INTR01T. Ps. Ixxxix.
r PHOU, O Lord, hast been our refuge from gene-
A ration to generation: thou art from all eternity,
and wilt he throughout all ages. Ps. Before the
mountains were made, and before the globe of the
earth was formed, thou art God from all eternity
and throughout all ages. K. Glory.
COLLECT. Respice. Look down, O Lord, on
thy children, and grant that, while \ve chastise our-
selves by mortifying the flesh, our minds may be in-
flamed with the love and desire of thee. Thro*.
LESSON. J5.lv. 6. ii. In those days: Isaias
the prophet spake, sayi/ig ; Seek ye the Lord while
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be may be found, call upon him while he is near.
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the un-
just man his thoughts, and let him return to the
Lord, and he will have mercy on him ; and to our
God, for he % is bountiful to forgive. ' For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, nor your ways my
ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are ex-
alted above the earth, so are my ways exalted above
your ways, and my thoughts above your thoughts.
And as the rain and the snow come down from hea-
ven, and return no more thither, but soak the earth
and water it, and make it to spring, and give seed
to the sower, and bread to the eater; so shall my
word be, which shall go forth from my mouth ; it
shall not return to me void, but it shall do what-
soever I please, and shall prosper in the things for
which I sent it, saith the Lord A/m>g/ity.
GRAD. Ps. cxl Let my prayer ascend like
incense in thy sight, OLord. V. And let the lifting
op my hands be to thee like the evening sacrifice.
(BOgpCL Matt. xxi. 10. 17. Xf that time :
When he was come into Jerusalem, the whole city
was moved, saying; Who is this? And the people
said: This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth of
Galilee. And Jesus went into the temple of God,
and cast out ail them that sold and bought in the
temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-
changers, and the chairs of them that sold doves i
and he saith to them : It is written, " My house shall
be called the house of prayer 5 but you have made
it a den of thieves." And the blind and the lame
came to him in the temple. ; and he healed them.
And when the chief priests and scribes ?aw the won-
derful things that he did, and the children crying in
the temple, and saying: " Hosanna to the son of
David," ihc-y were moved with indignation, and
said to him. Hearest thou what these sa> ? And Je-
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sn s said to them : Yen, have you never read : " Out
of the mouths of infants and of" sucklings thou hast
perfected praise ?" And leaving them he went out
of the city into Bethania, and remained there.
OFFBRT. P*. xxx. In thee, O Lord, have I
hoped; I have said : Thou art my God, my life is
in thv hands.
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, with the offer,
ings we have made, and defend us from all danger.
Thro'.
COMM. Ps. iv. -When I called on thee, thou
didst hear me, O my just God: thou didst assist me
in tribulation : have mercy on me, O God, and gra~
ciously hear my prayer.
P. COMM. Quasujnus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that we may one day receive the
effects of that salvation, of which we have received
the pledge in these mysteries. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Ascendant. May our prayers, O
Lord, ascend to thee, and deliver thy church from
all wickedness. Thro'.
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INTIIOIT. Ps. xxiv.
REmember, O Lord, the many instances of thy
compassion and mercy from the beginning.
Let not our enemies rule over us : deliver us, O
God of Israel, from all our distress. Ps. To thee,
O Lord, have I raised up my soul, let me not be
put to shame. V. Glory.
After the Kyrie eleison, is said :
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. JR. Stand up again.
I. COLLECT. Precas ?iostras. Mercifully near
our prayers, OLord, we beseech thee, and stretch
forth the right hand of thy power against every thing
thatopposeth us. Thro'.
I. LESSON. Exod. xxiv. 12, i8.. In those day* :
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The Lord said to Moses: Come up to me into the
mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables
of stone, and the law, and the commandments
which I have written : that thou mayest teach them.
Moses rose np, and his minister Josue; and Moses
going up into the mount of God, said to the anci-
ents ; Wait ye here till we return to you, you have
Aaron and Hue with you: if any question shall rise,
you shall refer it to them. And when Moses was
gone up, a cloud covered the mount. And the
glory of the Lord dwelt upon Sinai, covering it
with' a cloud six days, and the seventh clay he called
him out of the midst of the cloud. And the sight
of the glory of the Lord, was like a burning fire
upon the top of the mount, in the eyes of the chil-
dren of Israel. And Moses entering into the midst
of the cloud, went up into the mountain ; and he
was there forty days, and forty nights.
GRAD. Ps. The distress of my soul is increas-
ed : deliver me, O Lord, from the evils that sur-
round me; V. See, OLord, to what I am reduced.
See what I suffer, and forgive me all my sins,
II. COLLECT. Devotionem. We beseech thee,
O Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy
people: that mortifying their bodies by fasting, their
minds may be refreshed by good works. Thro*.
II. LESSON. 3 Kings xix. 3. 8 In those days:
Elias came into Bersabee of Juda, and left his ser-
vant there. And he went forward one day's journey
into the desart. And when he was there, and sat
under a juniper tree, he requested for his soul that
he might die, and said: It is enough for me, Lord,
take away my soul : for I am no better than my
fathers. And he cast himself down, and slept under
the shadow of the juniper tree : and behold an angel
of the Lord touched him and said to him : Arise
and eat. And he looked, and behold there was at
his head a hearth-cake and a vessel of water: and
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he ale and drank, and he fell asleep again. And the
angel of the Lord came again the second time and
touched him, and said to him: Arise, eat, for thou
hast yet a great way to go. And he arose and ate
and drank, and walked in the strength of that food
forty days and forty nights, unto the mount of God.
TRACT, Ps. xxiv. Deliver me from my neces-
sities, O Lord ; see my distress and affliction, and
forgive me all my sins. V. To thee, O Lord, have
1 lifted up my soul: in thee, O my God, do I put
my trust, let me not be put to shame. Neither let
my enemies scoff at me. V. For none that trust in
thee shall ever be confounded : let those be con-
founded, who do what is vain.
(IE00pU Matt. xii. 38. J* that time-. Some
of the Scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying:
Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he
answering said to them ; An evil and adulterous ge-
neration seeketh for a sign; and a sign shall not be
given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as
Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three
nights: so shall the Son of Man be in the heart of
the earth three days and three nights. The men of
Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation,
and shall condemn it; because they did penance at
the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than
Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise in
judgment with this generation, and shall condemn
it : because she came from the ends of the earth to
hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold a greater
than Solomon is here. When an unclean spirit
is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry
places, seeking rest, and findeth none. Then he
saith : I will return into my house, from whence I
came out. And coming he findeth it empty, swept,
and garnished. Then he goeth, and taketh with
him seven other spirits more wicked than himself,
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and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state
of that man is made worse than the first. So shall it
be also to this wicked generation. As he was yet
speaking to the multitudes, behold his mother and
his brethren stood without, seeking to speak to him.
And one said to him : Behold thy mother and thy
brethren stand without seeking thee. But he an-
swering him that told him, said ; Who is my mo-
ther, and who are my brethren ? And stretching
forth his hand towards his disciples, he said : Be-
hold my mother and my brethren. For whosoever
shall do the will of my Father that is in heaven, the
same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
OFFERT. Pa. cxviii. I will meditate on thy
law, which I have loved exceedingly ; and I will put
in practice thy commandments, which I have loved.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice
of propitiation, that thou wouldst mercifully forgive
us our sins, and guide our tottering hearts. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. v. Hear my cry j attend to the
\vords of my prayer, O my King and my God j for
it is to thee, O Lord, I will address my prayer.
P. COMM. Tui, Domine. May the receiving of
this thy sacrament, O Lord, both cleanse us from
our hidden sins, and deliver us from the snares of
our enemies. Thro\
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Mentes. Enlighten, we beseech
thee, O Lord, our minds with the light of thy
brightness; that we may discern what is to be done,
and be able to do it. Thro'.
THURSDAY.
INTRO IT. P/.xciii.
GLORY and majesty are in his presence: holi-
ness and grandeur in his sanctuary. Ps. Sing
.to the Lord a new song, sing to the Lord all the
earth. V. Glory.
I. WEEK OF1.ENT. 13?
COLLECT. Devotionem.We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully to regard the devotion of thy peo-
ple; that mortifying their bodies by fasting, their
ininds may be refreshed by good works. Thro*.
LESSON. Etekiel xviii. r. 9. In those days :
The word of the Lord came to me, saying: What
is the meaning that you use among you this parable
as a proverb in the land of Israel, saying; The fa-
thers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the
children are set on edge. As I live, saith the Lord
God, this parable shall be no more to you a proverb
in Israel. Behold all souls are mine: as the soul of
the father, so also the soul of the son is mine: the
soul that sinneth, the same shall die. And if a man
be just, and do judgment and justice, and hath nor
eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to
the idols of Israel, and hath not defiled his neigh*
hour's wife, nor come near to a menstruus wo-
man: and hath not wronged any man, but hath re-
stored the pledge to the debtor: hath taken no-
thing away by violence: hath given his bread tor the
hungry, and hath covered the naked with a gar-
ment: hath not lent upon usury, nor taken any in-
crease: hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, and
hath executed true judgment between man and man :
hath walked in my commandments, and kept my
judgments, to do according to the truth ; he is just,
he shall surely live, saith the Lord God.
GRAD. Ps. xvi. Preserve me, O Lord, as the
apple of thine eve : protect me under the shadow of
thy wings. T. Let me be tried in thy presence; let
thy eyes see justice done.
<I500pU Matt. xv. 21. 28.^ that time:
Jesus went from thence, and departed into the coasts
of Tyre and Sidon. And behold a woman of Ca-
naan, who came out of those coasts, said to him;
Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou Son of David :
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my daughter is grievously troubled by a devil. But
he answered her not a word. And his disciples
came and besought him, saying: Send her away,
for she crieth after us. And he answering, said; I was
not sent but tothe sheep that are lost of the house of
Israel. But she came and worshipped him, saying:
Lord, help me. But he answered, and said; It is
not good to take the bread of the children, and to
cast it to the dogs. And she said : Yea, Lord, for
the whelps also eat of the crumbs that fall from the
table of their masters. Then Jesus answering, said
to her; O woman, great is thy faith : be it done to
thee as thou wilt. And her daughter was cured
from that hour.
OFFERT. Ps. 30. The angel of the Eord will
guard, on every side, those that fear him, and he will
deliver them: taste and see how sweet is the Lord.
SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the
offerings which accompany this wholesome fast,
may, through thy mercy, save ns. Thro'.
GOMM. John vi. The bread, which I will
give, is my flesh for the life of the world.
P. COMM. Tuorum. By the free grant of these
thy gifts, O Lord, augment our temporal, and re*
new our eternal helps. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Ua quasutnus. Grant, O Lord,
we beseech thee, that all Christian people may ac-*
knowledge what they profess, and love the heavenly
mystery they ^o often approach. ' Thro'.
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INTROLT. P* xxiv.
DELIVER me from my necessities, OLord; see
my distress and affliction, forgive me all my
sins. Ps. To thee have I raised up my soul, O Lord ;
O my God, in thee I trust, let me not be put to
shame. V. Glory.
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COLLECT. Us/o. Be propitious, O Lord, to
ihy people, and mercifully strengthen those by thy
aid, whom thou fillest with devotion to thee. Thro*.
LESSON. E/.ekielxv\\i. 20. 28. Thus saith f/tc
Lord; The soul that sinneth, the same shall die:
the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, and
the father shall not bear the iniquity of the son : the
justice of the just shall be upon him, and the wick-
edness of the vvicked shall be upon him. But if the
wicked do penance for all his sins, which he hath
committed, and keep all my commandments, and
do judgment and justice; living he shall live, and
shall not die. I will not remember all his iniquities
that he hath done: in his justice which he hath
wrought, he shall live. Is it my will that a sinner
should die, saith the Lord God, and not that lie
should be converted from his ways, and live ? But
if ihe just man turn himself away from his justice,
and do iniquity according lo all the abominations
which the wicked man usethto work, shall he live?
All his justices which he hath done, shall not be
remembered : in the prevarication, by which he
hath prevaricated, and in his sin, which he hafii
committed, in them he shall die. And you have
said : The way of the Lord is not right. Hear ye,
therefore, O house of Israel ; is it my way that is not
right, and are not rather your ways perverse ? For
when the just turneth himself away from his justice,
and committeth iniquity, he shall die therein: in
the injustice that he hath wrought, he shall die.
And when the wicked turneth himself away from his
wickedness, which he hath wrought, and doeth
judgment and justice, he shall save his soul alive*
Because he considereth and turneth away himself
from all his iniquities, which he hath wrought, he
shall surely live, and not die, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxxv. Save, O Lord, thy
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servant, who hopeth in thee. V. Give ear, O Lord,
to ray prayer.
TRACT. P*. cii.Deal not, &c. p.iij.
(S500ptL John v. i. 15. At that time:
There was a festival of the Jews, and Jesus went up
to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem a pond
called Probation, which in Hebrew is named
Bethsaida, having five porches. In these lay a great
multitude of sick, of blind, of lame, and of withered,
waiting for the moving of the water. And the an-
gel of the Lord went down at certain times into the
pond ; and the water was moved. And he that
went down first into the pond after the motion of
the water, was made whole of whatsoever infirmity
he lay under. And there was a certain man there,
that had been eight and thirty years under his infir-
mity. Him when Jesus had seen lying, and knew
that he had been now a long time, he saith to him :
Wilt thou be made whole ? The infirm man an-
swered him : Sir, I have no man, when the water is
troubled, to put me into the pond. For whilst I
am coming, another goeth down before me. Jesus
saith to him: Arise, take up thy bed, and walk.
And immediately the man was made whole, and he
took up his bed and walked. And it was the Sab-
bath that day. The Jews therefore said to him that
was cured: It is the Sabbath, it is not lawful for
thee to take up thy bed. He answered them : Me
that made me whole, he said to me: Take up thy
bed, and walk. They asked him therefore : Who
is that man that said to thee : Take up thy bed, and
walk ? But he that was healed, knew not who it
was; for Jesus went aside from the multitude that
was standing in the place. Afterwards Jesus findeth
him in the temple, and saith to him: Behold thou art
made whole ; sin no more, lest some worse thing
happen to thee. The man went his way, and told
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the Jews that it was Jesus that had made him whole.
OFFERT. Ps. cii.Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not what he hath done for thee : and
thou shalt row young like an eagle*
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the offerings of our homage, and mercifully sanctify
thy own gifts. Thro\
COMM. Ps. vi. Let all my enemies be put to
shame and be dismayed : let them be put to flight
and shame very speedily.
P. COMM. Per Imjus. May the efficacy of this
sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from our sins, and
obtain for us the accomplishment of our just desires.
Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Exuudi. Graciously hear us, O
merciful God, and manifest the light of thy grace to
our souls. Thro'.
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INTROIT. Ps. Ixxxvii,
LET my prayer come before thee, O Lord ; give
ear, O Lord, to my petition. Ps, O Lord
God, my Saviour, to thee have I cried out night
and day. V. Glory.
Immediately after Kyrie eleison, #c. is said :
Let us pray Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
1. COLLECT. Populum tuum. Mercifully, O
Lord, look down on thy people, and in thy cle-
mency turn away from them the scourges of thy
wrath. Thro*.
I. LESSON. Deut. xxxvi. 13. fo those days:
Moses spoke to the people , saying : When thou hast .
made an end of tithing all thy fruits, in the third
year of tithes thou shalt give it to the Leviie, and to
the stranger, and to the fatherless, and to the wi-
dow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be
filled ; and thou shalt s^eak thus in the sight of the
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Lord thy God: I have taken that which was sancti-
fied out of my house, and I have given it to the Le-
vite and to the stranger, and to the fatherless and to
the widow, as thou hast commanded me; I have
not transgressed thy commandments, nor forgotten
thy precepts. I have not eaten of them in my
mourning, nor separated them from any uncleanness,
nor spent any thing of them in funerals. I have
obeyed the voice of the Lord my God, and have
done all things as thou hast commanded me. Look
from thy sanctuary, and thy high habitation of hea-
ven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which
thou hast given us, as thou didst swear to our fa-
thers; a land flowing with milk and honey. This
day the Lord thy God hath commanded thee to do
these commandments and judgments : and to keep
and fulfil them with all thy heart, and with ail thy
soul. Thou hast chosen the Lord this day to be
thy God, and to walk in his ways and keep his cere-
monies, and precepts and judgments, and obey his
command. And the Lord hath chosen thee this
day to be his peculiar people, as he hath spoken to
thee, and to keep all his commandments: And to
make thee higher than all nations which he hath
created, to his own praise, and name, and glory:
that thou mayest be a holy people of the Lord thy
God, as he hath spoken.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxvrii.-- Forgive us, O Lord, our ok
fences, lest the Gentiles say : Where is now their
God? V. H?lpus, O God, our Saviour, and for
the glory of thy name deliver us, O Lord.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
If. COLLECT. Protector.- Look on us, O
God, our protector, that we, who labour under the
weight of our own evils, may be rescued by thy
mercy and serve thee with a free mind. Thro 7 .
U.LESSON.Defcf.xi.** T.^-.I*thssed&y$* Moses
said to the children tf Israel: If you kee,) the com.
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mandments which 1 command you, and do them, to
love the Lord your God, and walk in all his ways,
cleaving unto him, the Lord will destroy all these
nations before your face, and you shall possess them
which are greater and stronger than you. Every
place, that your foot shall tread upon, shall be
yours. From the desart, and from Libanus, from
the great river Euphrates unto the western sea shall
be your borders, none shall stand against you ; the
Lord your God shall lay the dread and fear of you
upon all the land that you shall treat! upon, as he
hath spoken to you.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxiii. Cast an eye upon us, O
God our protector, look down upon thy servants.
V. Lord God of armies, hear the prayers of thy
servants.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
Ill, COLLECT. Adcsto. Give ear, O Lord, we
beseech thee, to our prayers; that, through the as-
sistance of thy grace, we may be humble in prospe-
rity, and without fear in adversity. Thro'.
HI. LESSON. 2 Mac/tab, i. 27. 27. In those
day* : All the priests were in prayer while the sa-
crifice was consuming; Jonathan beginning, and the
rest answering. And the prayer of Nehemias w ; as
after this manner; O Lord God, creator of all
things, dreadful, and strong, just, an(J merciful,
who alone art the good king. Who a'one art gra-
cious, who alone ait just, and almighty, and eter-
nal, who deliverest Lrael from all evil, who didst
choose the fathers, and didst sanctity them : re-
ceive the sacrifice fur all thy people Israel, and pre-
serve thy own portion, and sanctify it. Gather to-
gether our scattered people, deliver them that are
slaves to the Gentiles, and look upon them that. are
despised and abhorred: that the Gentiles may know
that thon art our God.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxix. Turn to us, O Lord, a
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little, and be reconciled with thy servants. F. Thou,
O Lord, hast been our refuge from generation to
generation.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
IV. COLLECT. Preces. Mercifully hear, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, the prayers of thy people: that
we, who are justly affiicted for our sins, may merci-
fully be delivered for the glory of thy name. Thro'.
IV. LESSON. Eccles. xxxvi. i. 10. Have mer-
cy, upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew
us the light of thy mercies: and send thy fear upon
the nations that have not sought after thee: that
they may know that there is no God besides thee,
and that they may shew forth thy wonders. Lift up
thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see
thy power. For as thou hast been sanctified in us in
their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them
in our presence; that they may know thee, as we
also have known thee, that there is no God beside
thee, O Lord. Renew thy signs, and work new
miracles. Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm.
Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath. Take
away the adversary, and crush the enemy. Hasten
the time, and remember the end, that they may
declare thy wonderful works, Lord our God.
GHAD. Ps. cxl. Let my prayer ascend like in-
cense in thy sight, O Lord. V. And let the lifting
up my hands be to thee like the evening sacrifice.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
V. COLLECT. Actiones. Prevent, we beseech
thee, O Lord, our actions by thy holy inspirations,
and carry them on by thy gracious assistance ; that
every prayer and work of ours may always begin
from thee, and by thee be happily ended.
V. Lesson, with t he Canticle and VI. Collect, as
p. 66 and 67.
Here arc said the II. and III. Collects, an directed m
the Mas-* iw Ash-VVcdnesday, p. n6
EMBEE-SATURDAY. 14$
EPISTLE, i Thfss. v. 14. 23. Uretltrcn : We
beseech you, rebuke the unquiet, comfort the fteble-
minded, support the weak, be patient towards all
men. See that none render evil for evil to any
man: but ever follow that which is good towards
each other, and towards all men. Always rejoice.
Pray without ceasing. In all things givethnnks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you all. Extinguish not the spirit. Despise not
prophecies. But prove all things: hold that which
is good. From all appearance of evil refrain your-
selves. And may the God of peace himself sanctify
you in all things: that your whole spirit, and soul,
and body be preserved blameless for the coming of
Christ Jesus our J/ord.
TRACT. Ps. cxvi. Praise the Lord all ye
Gentiles : praise him all nations, V. Tor his mercy
is confirmed upon us; and the truth ol the Lord
abideth for ever.
(B0fp0l Matt. xvii. As in the Mass of Jo*
morrow, />. 147.
CHERT. Ps Ixxxvii.O Lord God, my Savi-
viour, to thee have I cried out by day and by night :
let my prayer come to thee, O Lord.
SECRET Sanctify, O Lord, we beseech thee,
our fast by this holy sacrifice; that what we out-
wardly profess by the observance of this fast, may
be inuardly effected in us. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. vii. In thee, O Lord my God,
have I put my trust, deliver me from al! my ;
secutors, and rescue me.
P. COMM. SctnctiJicati*nifa*.->-Mzy this holy
sacrifice, O Lord, cure us of all our bins, an >.'.
come an eternal remedy to us. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow clown yniirhr.uls to God.
m PRAYER. lV//</f.. May thy mm -h-desired his-
sing, O God, give strength to thv peopl- ; TiitV>
M& I*. SUNDAY IN LENT.
der them from ever swerving from thy will, and
make them always enjoy thy blessing. Thro*.
H SUNDAY IN LENT.
1NTROIT. Ps. xx\v.
REmember, O Lord, 73 Eminiscere miseratio-
thy bowels of com- *^ numtuarum,Domine 9
passion and mercy that et nuscricordia tiuc, qua
are from the beginning of a s&culo sunt. Ne w?z.
the world. Let not our quam domincntur nobis
enemies ever rule over inimici nostri: liberanos,
us: deliver us, O God of Dens Israel, ex omnibus
Israel, from all our-dis- angustiis nostris.
tress. Ps. To thee, O Ps. Ad te, Domine, k.
Lord, have I lifted up vavi animam uieam : Deus
my soul in thee, O my MCUS in te, co-nfido, non
God, I trust, let me not erubesca?n.
be ashamed. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus qui. O God, who seest
IIQW destitute we are of all strength, preserve us both
within and without, that our bodies may be free
from all adversity, and our souls purified from all
evil thoughts. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Thtss. iv. i. 7. Brethren : We
pray and beseech you in the Lord Jesus, that as you
have received of us, how you ought to walk and to
please God, so also you would walk, that you may
abound the more. For you know what command,
rnents I have given to you by the Lord Jesus. For
this is the will of God, your sanctification : that you
should abstain from fornication, that every one of
you should know how to possess his vessel in sancti-
fication and honour : not in the passion of lust, like
the Gentiles that know not God ; and that no man
over-reach, nor deceive his brother in business:
because the Lord is the avenger of all these things, as
we have told you before, and have testified. For
II. SUNDAY IN LENT. 147
God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto
sanctifiontion.
GRAD. Ps. xxv. The distress of my soul is in-
reased, deliver me, O Lord, from the evils that
surround me. V. See, O Lord, to what I am re-
% e p A S ^ W ] suffer ' and for ^ ive me<a11 m y sins -
1KAC1. 1 s, cv. Cottjitemini Domino guoniam
mus : quuniam in stcculum miscricordia ejvs. Praise
Lord for he is good : and his mercy endureth
for ever , Who will relate the wonderful works
of the Lord : who will publish all his praises? V
lappy are they who observe his law, and at all
nesdo that which is just. V. Remember us, O
>rd according to the good-will thou bearest thy
people: visit us and save us.
(00p0U Matt. xvii. ,. g.-At that time:
Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John
brother, and bnngeth them up into ahigh moun-
tain apart. And he was transfigured before them.
And Ins face did shine as the sun: and his garments
became white as snow. And behold there appeared
to them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then
leer answering said to Jesus: Lord, it is good for
ehere: if thou tvilt, let us make here three
bernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and
ahri^tH A And '* he was yet speaking, behold
bnght cloud overshadowed them. And fo a voice
out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in
Wdl 1 hear him ' ^ h
I A ~ i - -"Ce, and wvicvciy
--- And Jesus came and touched them,
andsa.dtothem: Arise, and be not afraid. And
l en they hfted ,,p their eyes, they saw no man,
t 01 ly Jesus. And as they came down from the
mountain.- Jesns chared them, saying: Tell the '
on to no man till the Son of Man slwll be risen
Ji om the dead. CREDO.
48 MONDAY IN THE
OFFERT. Ps. cxviii. L will meditate on thy
law, which I have loved exceedingly: and 1 will
practise thy commandments, which I have loved.
SECRET. % Look down, O Lord, we beseech
thee, on this our sacrifice, that it may increase out
devotion, and procure our salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. v. Hear my cry : attend to the
words of my prayer, O my King and my God; for
it is to thee, O Lord, I will address my prayer.
P. COMM. Supplices. Grant we humbly be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that those, whom
thou hast refreshed with thy sacraments, may wor-
thily serve thee in the conduct of their lives. Thro*
MONDAY,
INTR01T. Ps. xxiv.
DELIVER me, O Lord, and take pity ou me :
for my foot hath stood in the right path : in
the assemblies will I bless the Lord. Ps. Be thou, O
Lord, my judge, for I have walked in my inno-
cency; and trusting in thee, 1 shall not be weakenedi
V. Glory.
COLLECT. Presto. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that thy people who mortify
themselves by abstinence from meat, may likewise
fast from sin, and follow righteousness. Thro'.
LESSON. Dan. ix. 15. 19. In those days;
Daniel prayed to the Lord, saying: O Lord our
God, who hast brought thy people out of the land
of Egypt with a strong hand, and hast made thee a
name as at this day ; we have sinned, we have
committed iniquity, O Lord, against all thy justice:
let thy wrath and thy indignation be turned away, I
beseech thee, from the city of Jerusalem, and thy
holy mountain. For by reason of our sins, and the
iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people
area reproach to all that are round about us. Now
therefore, O our God, hear the supplication of thy
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servant, and his prayers; and shew thy face upon
thy sanctuary which is desolate, for thy own sake. .
Incline, O my God, thy ear, and hear: open thy
eyes, and see our desolation, and the city upon
which thy name is called: for it is not for' our justi-
fications that we present our prayers before thy face,
but for the multitude of thy tender mercies. O
Lord hear ; O Lord, be appeased : hearken and do :
delay not for thy own sake, O my God : because thy
name is invocated upon thy city, and upon thy peo-
ple, Lord our God.
GRAD. Ps lxi\.---Be thou my helper and my de
liverer ; O Lord, delay not. T. Let rny enemies,
v;ho seek my soul, be put to confusion and shame.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. />. 117.
(E0$pi John viii. 21. 29. At thai line ;
Jt-sus said to the -multitude of the. Jews : 1 go my way,
iind you shall seek me, and you shall die in your
sin. Whither I go, you cannot come. The Jews
therefore said: Will he kill himself, because .he
said : Whither I go, you cannot come : And he said
to them. You are from beneath, I am from above.
You are of this world, I am not of this world.
Therefore I say to you, that you shall die in your
sins. For if you believe not that I am he, you shall
die in your sin. They said therefore to him : What
art thou ? Jesus said to them: The beginning, who
also speak to you. 1 have many things to speak,
and to judge of you. But hr that st;nt me is true ;
and the things I have heard ol him, the same I s^eak
in the world. Now they did not know that he said
God was his Father. Jesus therefore said to them :
When you shall have lifted up the Son of Man,
then shall you know that I am he, and that t do no-
thing of myself but as the Father has taught me, I
speak these things. And he that sent me is with
me, and he hath not left me alone: for I do always
the things that please him.
N 3
*5 TUESDAY IN THE
OFFERT. Ps. xv.~ I will bless the Lord, who
hath given me understanding : I always had the
Lord before my eyes ; for he is at my right-hand,
that I mav not fall.
SECRET/ May this sacrifice of propitiation and
praise make us, O Lord, worthy of thy protection*
Thro'.
COMM. Ps. viii. -O Lord our God, how won-
derful is thy name over the whole earth !
P. COMM. H<zc wos..May this communion, O
Lord, cleanse us from sin; and make us partakers of
the heavenly remedy. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God
PRAYER. Adeito.*--He&t our prayers and en-
treaties, O Almighty God; and grant that those, to
whom thou givest hopes of thy mercy, may expe-
rience the effects of thy usual clemency. Thro'.
TUESDAY.
INTROLT. P*.xxvi.
MY heart hath said to thee: I have sought thy
presence; I will continue to seek thy pre-
sence, O Lord: turn not thy face from me. Ps. The
Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I
fear? V. Glory.
COLLECT. P<?r/fcc. Grant us, OLord, we be-
seech thee, thy assistance, whereby we may go
through the observance of this holy fast, that what
we have undertaken by thy appointment, we may
accomplish by thy grace. Thro'.
LESSON. 3 Kmgs xvii. 8 16. IH those days;
The word of the Lord came to Ellas the Thesbite,
saying: Arise, and go to Sarephta, a city of the
Sidonians, and dwell there: for I have commanded
a widow woman there to feed thee. He arose, and
went to Sarephta. And when he was come to the
gate of the city, he saw the widow woman gather-
ing sticks, and he called her, and said to her:
IT. WEEK OF LENT. 15!
Give me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
And when she was going to fetch it, he called after
her, saying: Bring me, also, I beseech thee, a mor-
sel of bread in thy hand. And she answered: As
the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only
a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a
cruse : behold I am gathering two sticks, that I
may go in and dress it for me and my son , that we
may eat it, and die. And Elias said to her : Fear
not, but go, and do as thou hast said : but first
make for me of the same meal a little hearth-cake,
and bring it to me: and after make for thyself and
thy son. For thussaith the Lord the God of Israel :
The pot of meal shall not waste, nor the cruse
of oil be diminished, until the day wherein the
Lord will give rain upon the face of the earth. She
went, and did according to the word of Elias ; and
he ate, and she, and her house : and from that day
the pot of meal wasted not, and the cruse of oil
was not diminished, according to the word of the
Lord, \vhich he spoke in the hand of Elias.
GRAD. 7'x. liv. (last thy solicitude on the Lord,
and he will feed thee. V. When I cried out to the
Lord, he heard my voice against those who \vere
coming upon me.
(B00p0l. Matt, xxiii. i. 12. At that rime:
Jesus spoke to the multitude and to his disciples,
saying: the Scribes and the Pharisees have sitten
on the chair of Moses. All therefore whatsoever they
shall say to you, observe and do; but, according to
th-ir works do ye not: for they say, and do not.
For they bind heavy and insupportable burdens:
and lay them on men's shoulders: but with a finger
of their own they will not move them. And all
these works they do to be seen of men. For they
make their phylacteries broad and enlarge their
fringes. And they love the first places at feasts,
and th* first chairs in the synagogues, and salutations
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in the market-place, and to be called by men,
Rabbi. But be not you called Rabbi. For one is
your master, and all you are brethren. And call
none your father upon earth: for one is your father,
vrho is in heaven. Neither be ye called masters :
for one is your master, Christ. He that is the
greatest among you shall be your servant. And
whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be humbled:
and he that shall humble himself, shall be exalted.
OFFERT. Ps. 1. Have mercy on me, O Lord,
aecording to thy great mercy : O Lord, blot out my
iniquity.
SECRET. Mercifully sanctify us, O Lord, by
these mysteries; and let them cleanse us from all
earthly vice, and bring us to the enjoyment of thy
heavenly gifts. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. ix. I will publfsh all thy wonders,
I will rejoice in thee, and be transported with joy, and
sing the glory ot thy name, O thou the Most High.
P, COMM. Ut sacris. Make us always, we be-
seech thee, O Lord, obedient to thy commandments,
that we may be worthy of thy gifts, which we have
partaken of. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Propitiare. Be appeased, O Lord,
by our prayers, and heal the infirmities of our
souls ; that our sins being forgiven, we may ever
rejoice in thy blessings. Thro'.
WEDNESDAY.
INTRO IT. Ps. xxxvii.
FOllS AKE me not, O Lord my God, depart not
from me : come to my assistance, O Lord, the
God of my salvation. Ps. Lord, rebuke me not in
thy fury, nor chastise me in thy wrath. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Populum tuum. Mercifully regard
thy people, O Lord, we beseech thee ; and grant
that those whom thou commandest to abstain from
flesh, may likewise cease from all sin. Thro'.
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LESSON. Esther xiii. 8. 17. In tlose day si
Mardochai besought the Lord, remembering all his
works, and said : O Lord, Lord, almighty King,
for all things are in thy power, and there is none
that can resist thy will, if thou determine to save
Israel. Thou hast made heaven, and earth, and all
things that are under the cope of heaven. Thou
art Lord of all, and there is none that can resist thy
majesty. Tuou kno west all things, and thou knowest
that it was not out of pride and contempt, or any
desire of glory, that I refused to worship the
proud Aman, (for I would willingly and readily
for the salvation of Israel have kissed even the steps
of his feet"!; but I feared lest I should transfer the
honour of my God to a man, and lest 1 should
adore any one except my God, And now, O Lord,
O King, O God of Abraham, have mercy on thy
people, because our enemies resolve to destroy us,
and extinguish thy inheritance. Despise not thy
portion which thou hast redeemed for thyself out of
Egypt. Hear my supplication, and be merciful- to
thy lot and inheritance, and turn our mourning into
joy, that we may live and praise thy name, O Lord,
and shut not the mouths of them that sing to thee,
O lard uur Cod.
GRAD. Ps. xxvii Save thy people, O Lord,
and bless thy inheritance. V- To thee, O Lord,
have I cried out: answer me, O my God, lest 1 be-
come like those that go down into the pit.
TRACT. Deal not, &c. p. 117.
(1500peU Matt. xx 17. 28 At that time:
Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disci-
ples apart, and said to them: Behold we go up to
Jerusalem, and the Son of Man shall be betrayed
to the chief priests and to the scribes, and they shall
condemn him to death. And shall deliver him to
the Gentiles to be mocked, and to be scourged, and
^o be crucified, and the third day he shall rise
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again. [*Then came to him the mother of the sons,
of Zebedee with her sons, worshipping and desiring
something of him. And he said to her : What wilt
thou ? She saith to him: Say that these my two
sons maysit,the one on thy right hand, and the
other on thy left, in thy kingdom. But Jesus an*
swered, and said: You know not what you ask.
Can you drink of the chalice that I shall drink?
They say to him: We can. He saith to them:
Of my chalice indeed you shall drink: but to sit on
my right hand or left hand, is not mine to give you,
but to them for whom it is prepared by my Father, f]
And when the ten heard it they were moved with in-
dignation against the two brethren. But Jesus
called them to him, and said: You know that the
princes of the Gentiles lord it over them: and they
that are the greater, exercise power upon them,
It shall not be so among you; but whosoever will
be the greater among you, let him be your mini-
ster: and he that will be first among you, shall be
your servant. Even as the Son of Man came not
to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give
his life a redemption for many.
OFFERT. Ps. xxiv. To thee, O Lord, have I
raised up my soul : in thee, O God, 1 put my trust;
let me not be put to shame ; neither let my enemies
scoff at me : for none that wait for thee shall be
put to shame.
SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, on
the offerings we make thee, and by the intercourse
of these sacred mysteries, release us from the bonds
of our sins. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. x. The Lord is just and loveth
justice: he hath regard to what is right.
P. COMM. Sump t is. We beseech thee, O Lord,
* The Gofpel of St. James, 2th July, begins here, and
closes at t.
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that the receiving this sacrament may forward our
eternal redemption. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Dens innocenti&.Q God, the restorer
and lover of innocence, draw to thyself the hearts
of thy servants, that being inflamed by thy holy
Spirit, they may be constant in faith, and zealous
in good works. Thro*.
THURSDAY.
1NTROIT. Ps. Ixix.
OGod, come thou to my assistance; O Lord,
make haste to help me : let my enemies, who
seek my life, be put to confusion and shame. Ps.
May they be put to flight, and ashamed, who seek
me harm. V. Glory.
COLLECT. PrtfNta. Grant us, we beseech thee,
O Lord, the assistance of thy grace; that whilst \\ c
duly apply ourselves to fasting and prayer, we may
be delivered from all enemies both of soul and body,
Thro'.
LESSON. Jer. xvii. <;. 10. Thus saith the Lord:
Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh
flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the
Lord. For he shall be like tamarick in thedesart,
and he shall wot see when good shall come: but he
shall dwell in the dry ness of the desart, in a salt land,
and not inhabited. Blessed be the man that trusteth
in the Lord, and. the Lord shall be his confidence.
And he shall be as a tree that is planted by the
waters, that spreadeth out its roots towards mois-
ture: and it shall not fear when the heat cometh.
And the leaf thereof shall be green, and in the time
of drought it shall not be solicitous, neither shall
it cease at any time to bring forth fruit. The heart
is perverse above all things, and unsearchable, \vh v >
ran know it ? 1 urn the Lord that search the heart,
and prove the veins; who give to every one accord-
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jng to his wa}', and according to the fruit of his
devices, saith the Lord Almighty.
GRAL). Ps. Ixxviii. Forgive u, O Lord,
onr offences, I&t the Gentiles say: Where is now
their God? V. Help us, O God our Saviour, and
for the glory of thy name deliver us, O Lord.
dDOgpd* Luke xvi. 19. 31. At that lime;
Jews said to the Pharisees : There was a certain rich
inan, who was clothed in purple and fine linen : and
feasted sumptuously every day. And there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, who lay at his gate,
full of sores: desiring to be fed with the crumbs
that fell from the rich man's table: and no one did
give him : moreover the dogs came and licked his
sores: And it came to pass that the beggar died, and
was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom.
And the rich man also died : and he was buried in
hell. And lifting up his eyes, when he was in tor-
ments, he saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his
bosom: And he cried, and said : Father Abraham,
have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may
dip the tip of his finger in water, to cool my tongue,
for I am tormented in this flame. And A bra-
ham said to him; Son, remember that thou didst
receive good things in thy life-time, and likewise
Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted, and
thou art tormented. And besides all this, between
us and you there is fixed a great chaos: so that they
who would pass from hence to you, cannot, nor
from thence come hither. And he said : Then, fa.
ther, I beseech thee, that thou wouldst send him to
my father's house. For I have five brethren, that he
may testify to them, lest they also come into this
place of torments. And Abraham said to him :
They have Moses and the prophets : let them hear
them. But he said: No, father Abraham, but if
any one shall go to them from the dead, they will do
penance* And he said to him: If they hear not
II. WEEK OF LENT. *5^
Moses arid the prophets, neither will they believe,
if one should rise from the dead.
OFFERT. Exod. xxxii. Moses prayed in the pre-
sence of the Lord his God, and said: Why, O
Lord, art thou angry with thy people ? Let the
wrath of thy soul be appeased : remember Abra-
ham, Isaac, and Jacob, to whom thou didst swear
to give a land flowing with milk and honey. And
the Lord was appeased ; and did not the evil with
which he threatened hts people.
SECRET. May the fast consecrated to thy
name, O Lord, sanctify us by this present sacrifice,
that we may experience inwardly the effects of
what we outwardly profess by our fast. Thro'.
COMM. Jo/m vi,He that eateth my flesh, and
(Irinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in him,
saith the Lord.
P. COMM. Gratia. May thy grace, O Lord,
(seech thee, never abandon us, but ever
make us intent on thy holy service, and always pro-
cure us thy help. Thro\
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Aflesto.--- Be favourable, O Lord, to
thy servants, and hear their prayers in the grant of
everlasting mercy ; that glorying in thee their Crea*
tor and Governor, they may have all things per*
fected and perpetuated to them. Thro'.
FRIDAY.
INTROIT. JP*. xvi.
BUT I will appear with the justice of my cause
in thy sight ; I shall be satisfied when thy
glory shall appear. Ps. Hear, O God, the justice of
my cause; hearken to my prayer. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Da qitcesiL7nu.it.-~ Grant, () Almighty
fiod, that, being purified by this fast, we may come
to the -approaching solemnity with clean hearts,
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158 FRIDAY IN THE
LESSON. Gen* xxxvii. 6. 22. -In those days:
Joseph said to his brethren : Hear my dream, which F
have dreamed : I thought we were binding sheaves
in the field ; agd my sheaf arose, as it were, and
stood, and your sheaves standing about bowed
down before my sheaf. His brethren answered .
Shalt thou be our king? or shall we be subject
to thy dominion ? Therefore this matter of his
dreams and words ministered nourishment to their
envy and hatred. He dreamed also another dream,
which he told his brethren, saying : I saw in a
dream, as it were the sun, and the moon, and ele-
ven stars, worshipping me. And when he had told
this to his father, and brethren, his father rebuked
him, and said : What meaneth this dream that thou
hast dreamed ? shall I and thy mother, and thy bre-
thren, worship thee upon the earth ? His brethren
therefore envied him : but his father considered the
thing with himself. And when his brethren abode
in Sichem, feeding their father's flocks, Israel said
to him : Thy brethren feed thy sheep in Sichem :
come, I will send thee to them. And when he an-
swered : I am ready : he said to him : Go, and see
if all things be well with thy brethren, and the
cattle : and bring me word again what is doing. So
being sent from the vale of Hebron, he came to Si-
chem. And a man found him there wandering in
the field, and asked him what he sought. But he
answered: I seek my brethren : tell me where they
feed their flocks. And the man said to him : They
are departed from this place : for 1 heaid them say :
let us go to Dothain. And Joseph went forward
after his brethren, and found them in Dothain. And
when they saw him afar off, before he came nigh
them, they thought to kill him : and said one to
another, Behold the dreamer cometh, come let us
kill him, and cast him into some old pit ; and we
\villsay; some evil beast hath devoured himj and
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then it shall appear what his dreams avail him.
And Reuben hearing this, endeavoured to deliver
him out of their hands, and said; Do not take
away his life, nor shed his blood : but cast him into
this pit, that is in the wilderness, and keep your
hands harmless : now he said this, being desirous
to deliver him out of their hands, and restore him to
his father.
GRAB. Ps. cxix. I cried out to the Lord in my
distress, and he heard me. ^.Deliver my soul, O Lord,
from wicked lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
TRACT, Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 117.
(000plU Matt. xxi. 33. 46.^ that time
Jesus spoke to the multitude, of the Jews, and to the
chief priests this parable ; There was a certain house-
holder who planted a vineyard, and made a hedge
round about it, and dug in it a wine-press, and
built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen :
and went into a strange country. And when the
time of the fruits drew near, he sent his servants to
the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits
of it. And the husbandmen laid hands on his ser-
vants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned
another. Again he sent other servants more than the
former: and they did to them iu like manner. And last
of all he sent them his Son, saying : They will reve-
rence my Son : But when the husbandmen saw
the Son, they said among themselves: This is the
heir, come let us kill him, and we shall have his
inheritance. And taking him they cast him forth
out of the vineyard, and killed him. When the
lord therefore of the vineyard shall come, what will
he do to those husbandmen? They say to him: lie
will bring those evil men to an evil end: and will
let out his vineyard to other husbandmen, that shall
render him the fruit in due season. Jesus saith to
them : Have you never read in the Scriptures : " The
stone which the builders rejected, the same is become
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the head of the corner ? By the Lord this hath been
done, and it is wonderful in our eyes." Therefore
I say to you, the kingdom of God shall be taken
from you, and shall be given to a nation bringing
forth the fruits* thereof. And whosoever shall fall
on this stone, shall be broken : but on whomsoever
it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. And
\vhenthe chief priests and Pharisees had heard his
parables, they understood that he spoke of them.
And seeking to lay hands on him, they feared the
multitude; because they held him as a prophet.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxix. Look down to my aid, O
Lord, let them be confounded and ashamed toge-
ther who seek my life : look down to my aid, O
Lord.
SECRET May the effects of this warfare, O
Lord, remain in us, and be increased by good
\vorks. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xi. Thou wilt defend us, O Lord,
and protect us both now and for evermore.
P. COMM. Fac nos. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that, having received this pledge of our
eternal salvation, we may so direct our course thereto,
as happily to arrive at it. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Da quasumus, Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, to thy people health both of soul
and body, that by the continual practice of good
works, they may always be defended by thy power-
ful protection Thro'.
SATURDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xviii.
HE law of the Lord is unspotted converting
souls ; the testimony of the Lord is faithful
wisdom to little ones. Ps. The heavens pub-
. . -
lish the glory of God ; and the firmament declareth
the works of his hands. V. Glory.
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COLLECT. Da qua.'sumus. Grant, OLord, we
beseech thee, this saving effect of our fast, that the
chastisement of the flesh, which we have under-
taken, may become the improvement of our souls.
Thro'.
LESSON. Gen. xxvii. 5. 39. In those days ;
Rebecca said to her son Jacob : I heard thy father
talking with Esau thy brother, and saying to him:
Bring me of thy hunting, and make me meats that
I may eat, and bless thee in the sight of the Lord,
before I die. Now therefore, my son, follow my
counsel : and go thy way to thy flock, bring me
two kids of the best, that I may make of them meat
for thy father, such as he gladly eateth : which
when thou hast brought in, and he hath eaten, he
may bless thee before he die. And he answered her;
Thou knowest that Esan my brother is a hairy man,
and 1 am smooth : if my father shall feel me, and
perceive it, I fear lest he will think I would have
mocked him, and 1 shall bring upon me a curse
instead of a blessing. And his mother said to "him :
Upon me be this curse, my son r only hear thou my
voice, and go, fetch me the things which I have
said. He went, and brought, and gave them to his mo-
ther. She dressed meat such as she knew his father
liked. And she put on him very good garments of
Esau, which she had at home with her : and the
little skins of the kids she put about his hands, and
covered the bare of his neck. And she gave him
the savoury meat, and delivered him bread that she
had baked. Which when he had carried in, he
said : My father ? But he answered : 1 hear. Who
art thou my son ? And Jacob said : L am Esau thy
first bom : I have done as thou didst command me :
arise, sit and eat^of my venison, that thy soul may
bless me. And Isaac said to his son : How couldst
thou find it so quickly, my son ? He answered ; It
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was the will of God that what I sought came quickly
in my way. And Isaac said : Come hither, that I
may feel thee my son, and may prove whether thou
be my son Esau or no : He came near to his father,
and when he had felt him, Isaac said: The voice
indeed is the voice of Jacob, but the hands, are the
hands of Esau. And he knew him not, because his
hairy hands made him like to the eider. Then bles-
sing him, he said; Art thou my son Esau? He an-
swered : I am. Then he said: Bring me the meats of
thy hunting,my son, that my soul may bless thee. And
when they were brought and he had eaten, he of-
fered him wine also, which after he had drunk, he
said to him : Come near me, and give me a kiss,
Rry son. He came near, and kissed him. And im-
mediately as he smelled the fragrant smell of his
garments, blessing him, he said: Behold the smell
of my son is as the smell of a plentiful field, which
the Lord hath blessed. God give thee of the dew of
heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance
of corn and wineJ;.And let peoples serve thee, and
tribes worship theeV. be thou lord of thy brethren,
and let thy mother's children bow down before
thee. Cursed be he that curseth thee: and let him
that blesseth thee be filled with blessings. Isaac had
scarce ended his words, when Jacob being now gone
out abroad, Esau came, and brought in to his father
meats made of what he had taken in hunting, say-
ing : Arise, my father, and eat of thy son's venison :
that thy soul may bless me. And Isaac said to him ;
Why ! who arc thou ? He answered ; lam thy
first- born son Esau. Isaac was struck with fear, and
astonished exceedingly : and wondering beyond
what can fee believed, said: Who is he that even
now brought me venison that he had taken, and I
ate ot all before thou earnest? and I have blessed
him, and he shall be blessed. Esau having heard his
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father's words, roared out with a great cry : and
being in a consternation, said : Bless me also, my
father. And he said: Thy brother came deceitfully
and got thy blessing. But he said again : Rightly is
his name called Jacob: for he hath supplanted me
lo this second time : my first birth- right he took
away before, and now this second time he hath
stolen away my blessing. And again he said to his
father : Hast thou not reserved me also a blessing ?
Isaac answered : I have appointed him thy lord, and
have made all his brethren his servants : I have esta-
blished him with corn and oil, and after this, what
shall I do more for thee my son ? And Esau said to
him : Hast thou only one blessing, father ? I be-
seech thee, bless me also. And when he wept with a
loud cry, Isaac being moved, said to him : In the
fat of the earth, and in the dew of heaven from
above shall thy blessing be.
OFFERT. Ps. xci.- It is good to praise the Lord,
and sing to thy name, O thou, the Most High!
V. To publish thy mercy in the morning, and tliy
truth in the night.
CD00pCl+ Luke xv. IT. 32. At that time:
Ft.-?/.* spoke to the Scribes and Pharisees this parable :
A certain man had two sons : and the younger of
them said to his father: Father, give me the portion
of substance that falleth to me. And he divided
unto them his substance. And not many days after,
the younger son gathering all together, went abroad
into a far country : and there wasted his substance
with living riotously. And after he had spent all,
there came a mighty famine in that country, and he
began to be in want. And he went and joined him-
self to one of the citizens of that country. And he
sent him into his farm to feed swine. And he would
fain have filled his belly with the husks the swine did
eat 5 and no man gave unto him. And returning to
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himself he said: How many hired servants in my
lather's house have plenty of bread, and I here
perish with hunger? I will arise, and will goto my
father, and say to him: Father, I have sinned against
heaven, and before thee: I am not now worthy to be
called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants.
And rising up he went to his father. And when he was
yet a great way off, his father saw him, and was
moved w ith compassion, and running to him fell
upon his neck and kissed him. And the son said to
him; Father, I have sinned against heaven, and be.
fore thee: lam not now worthy to be called thy
son. But the father said to his servants : Bring forth
quickly the first robe, and put it on him, and put a
ring on his finger, and shoes on his feet : and bring
hither the fatted calf, and kill it, and let us eat and '
make merry : because this my son was dead, and is
come to life again : he was lost, and is found. And
they began to be merry. Now his eldest son was in
the field: and when he came and drew nigh to the
house, he heard music and dancing : and he called
one of the servants, and asked what these things
jneant. And he said to him : Thy brother is come,
and thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he
hath received him safe. And he was angry, and
would not go in. His father therefore coming out
began to entreat him. And he anwering, said to his
father: Behold, forso many years do I serve thee,and
J have never transgressed thy commandments, and yet
thou hast never given me a kid to make merry with
my friends : but as soon as this thy son is come, who
hath devoured his substance with harlots, thou hast
"killed for him the fatted calf. But he said to him :
Son, thou art always with me, and all I have is
thine. But it was fit we should make merry and be
glad, for this thy brother was dead, and is come
to life acrain ; he was lost, and is found.
OFFERT, P/, xii, Enlighten my eyes that I
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sJeep not in death ; that my enemy may never say :
I have overcome him.
Si:CRET. Mercifully grant us, O Lord, by this
holy sacrifice, that we, who desire to be freed from
our own sins, may not be burdened with those of
others. Thro*.
COMM. Luke xv. Son, thou oughtest to rejoice
because thy brother was dead, and is come to life
again ; he was lost, and is found.
P. COMM. Sacrammti. May the sacred taste of
this thy sacrament, O Lord, penetrate the innermost
recesses of our hearts, and make us plentifully par-
take of its effects. Thro'.
Let us pray* Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Fannlittm. Protect, O Lord, we be-
srech thee, thy family by thy continual goodness,
that as it relieth on the hopes of thy heavenly grace,
so it may be defended by thy heavenly aid- Thro'.
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1NTROIT. Ps. xxiv.
MY eyes are ever flCULI mei semper ad
towards the Lord, ^ Dominum, qaia ipse
for he will draw my feet evcllet dz laqueo pcdes
out of the snare: look tntos : respice in me t et
down on me, and pity miserere wet guoniam uni-
me, for I am alone and cus ct pauper sum ego.
poor. Ps. To thee, O Ps. Ad te, Duinine, h-
Lord, have 1 lifted up vwi animam uuam i Deus
my soul : in thee, O my meus, in te confido, non
God, I put my trust, let erube&eam.
me not be ashamed, r. V. Gloria.
Glory.
COLLECT. Qudsunws. Be attentive, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, to the prayers of thy ser-
vants: and stretch forth the arm of thy divine ma-
jesty in our defence. Thro'.
EPISTLE, fyhcs. v. i, 9. Br*M/ ; Be ye
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therefore followers of God, as most dear children :
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us, and hath
delivered himself for us, an oblation and sacrifice to
God, for an odour of sweetness. But fornication
and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so
much as be named among you, as becometh saints ;
nor obscenity, nor foolish talking, nor scurrility,
which is to no purpose : but rather giving of thanks.
For know ye this and understand, that no fornicator,
or unclean, or covetous person (which is serving of
idols) hath inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and
of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words.
For because of these things cometh the anger of
God upon the children of unbelief. Bfc ye not there-
fore partakers with them. For you were heretofore
darkness, but now light in the Lord. Walk ye as
children of the light. For the fruit of the light is in
all goodness, and justice, and truth.
GRAD. Ps. ix. Arise, O Lord, let not man pre
vail : let the nations be judged in thy sight. V. When
tho'u shaltput my enemies to flight, then shall they
be weakened, and perish from thy sight.
TRACT. Ps. cxxii. Ad te levavi oculos meos,
qui habit as in ccelis. To thee have I raised up my
eyes, O thou, who dwellest in the heavens. V. Be-
hold as the eyes of servants are on the hands of their
masters. V. And as the eyes of the hand- maid are on
the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes on the
Lord, until he have mercy on us. V. Have mercy on
us, O Lord, have mercy on us.
(EOgpeU Luke xi. 14. 28. At that time:
Jesus was casting out a devil, and the same was
dumb, and when he had cast out the devil, the dumb
spoke : and the multitude were in admiration at it.
But some of them said: he casteth out devils, by
Belzebub the prince of devils. And others tempting,
asked of him a sign from heaven. But he seeing
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their thoughts, said to them : Every kingdom divided
against itself, shall be brought to Desolation, and
house upon house shall fall. And if Satan shall be
divided against himself how shall his kingdom stand?
because you say, that through Belzebub I cast out
devils. Now if I cast out devils by Belzebub: by
whom do your children cast them out ? Therefore
they shall be your judges. But if L by the finger of
God cast out devils: doubtless the kingdom of God
is come upon you. When a strong man armed
keepeth his court, those things which he possesseth
are in peace. But if a stronger than he come upon
him and overcome him, he will take away all his
armour wherein he trusted, and will distribute his
spoils. He that is not with me, is against me j and
he that gathereth not with me, scattereth. When
the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketti
through places without water, seeking rest; and not
finding, he saith : 1 will return into my house
whence I came out. And when he is come, he
findeth it swept and garnished. Then he goeth and
taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than
himself, and entering in they dwell there. And the
last state of that man becometh worse than the first.
And it came to pass, as he spoke these things, a
certain woman from the crowd lifting up her voice,
said to him : Blessed is the womb that bore thee,
and the paps that gave thee suck. But he said :
Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of
GoJ, and keep it. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxviii. The laws of the Lord are
just, and give joy to the heart; his ordinances are
sweeter than honey and the honey-comb ; thereto; e
thy servant observeth them.
SECRET, May this offering, O Lord, we be.
secvh thee, cleanse us from our sins, and sanctify the
bodies and souls of thy servants for the celebrating
of this sacrifice. Thro' 1 ,
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COMM. Ps. Ixxxiii. The sparrow hath found
itself a house, and the turtle-dove a nest to pnt her
young ones in; in like manner, O Lord of armies*
my King and* my God, let my abode be near thy
altar: blessed are they that dwell in thy house, they
shall praise thee for ever and ever.
P. COMM. A cunctis. Mercifully, O Lord, we
beseech thee, deliver us from all guilt and from all
danger, since thou adtnittest us to be partakers of
this great mystery. Thro'.
MONDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. lv. I will praise God for his
promise, and will thank the Lord for the assurances
he hath given me: I will hope in God, and not fear
what flesh can do to me. l's> Take pity on me, O
God, for man hath trampled me under foot: he hath
attacked me the whole day, and distressed me. F.
Glory.
COLLECT. Cordibuti.~We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully to, pour forth thv grace into our
hearts: that, as we abstain from flesh, so we may
keep our senses from all noxious excesses. Thro'.
LESSON. 4 Kings v. i. 15. In those days ;
Naaman, general of the army of the King of Syria,
was a great man with his master, and honourable;
for by him the Lord gave deliverance to Syria:
arid he was a valiant man and rich, but a leper.
Now there had gone out ro libers from Syria, and
had led away captive out of the land of Israel a little
maid, and she waited upon Naaman's wife. And
she said to her mistress : I wish my master had been
with the prophet that is in Samaria : he would cer-
tainly have healed him of the leprosy which he -
hath. Then Naaman went into his lord, and told
him, saying: Thus and thussaith the girl, that came,
from the land of Israel. And the King of Svria
.fcaid to him; Go, and I. w ; !l ?eud a letter to the
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Kins of Israel. And he departed, and took with
him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of
gold, and ten changes of raiment, and brought
the letter to the King of Israel, in these words:
When thon shalt receive this letter, know that I have
sent to thec Naaman my servant, that thou mayest
'heal him of his leprosy. And when the king of
Israel had read the letter, he rent his garments, and
said : Am I God, to be able to kill and to give life,
that this man hath sent to me, to heal a man of his
leprosy? mark, and see how he seeketh occasion
against me. And when Eliseus the man of God had
heard this, to wit, that the King of Israel had rent
his garments, he sent to him, saying ; Why hast
t'.iou rent thy garments? let him come to me and
let him know that there is a prophet in Israeh So
Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and
stood at the door of the house of Eliseus : and Eli-
seus sent a messenger to him, saying; Go and wash
soven times in the Jordan, and thy flesh shall recover
health, an 1 thou shalt be clean. Naaman was an-
gry, and went away, saying : I thought he would
have come out to me, and standing would have in-
voked the name of the Lord his God, and touched
with his hand the place of the leprosy, and healed
me. A re not the Abana, and the Pharphar, rivers
of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel,
that I may wash in them, and be made clean ? So
as he turned, and was going away with indignation,
his servants came to him, and said to him : Father,
if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing,
surely thou shouldst have done it ; how much rather
what he now hath said to thee ; Wash, and thou
shalt be clean ? Then he went down, and washed
in the Jordan seven times, according to the word of
{.he man of God ; and his flesh was restored, like the
of a little child, and was made clean, And
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returning to the man of God with ail his train, lie
came and stood before him, and said : In truth I
know there is no other God in ail the earth, but
only in Israel. ^
GRAD. Ps, lv. I have laid open to thee, O God,
my life ; and thou hast considered my tears. V. Take
pity on me, O Lord, for man hath trampled me
under foot; he hath attacked me the whole day,
and distressed me.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 117-
d>Q0p0l+ Luke iv. 23. 30.^* that time.
Jesus said to the Pharisees : Doubtless you will say to
me this similitude : Physician heal thyself : as great
things as we have heard done in Capharnaum, do
also here in thy own country. And he said : Amen
Isay to you, that no prophet is accepted in his own
country. In truth I say to you, there were many
widows in the days, of Elias in Israel, when heaven
was shut up three years and six months: when there
was a great famine throughout all the land: and to
none of them was Elias sent, but to a widow at
Sarephta of Sidon. And there were many lepers in
Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet : and not one
of them was cleansed but Naaman the Syrian. And
all they in the synagogue, hearing these things were
filled with anger. And they rose up and thrust him
out of the city ; and they brought him to the
brow of the hill, whereon their city was built, that
they might cast him down headlong. But he passing
through the midst of them, went his way.
OFFERT. Ps. livv-.Hear my prayer, O God,
and despise not my petition 5 look down upon me,
and graciously hear me,
SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that the offering we
make to thee, as a mark of our homage, may be-
come to us a sacrament available to our salvation*
Thro'.
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COMM. Ps. xiii. Who will send out from S:on
the salvation of Israel ? When the Lord shall put an
end to the captivity of his people, Jacob shall leap
for joy, and Israel shall rejoice.
P. COMM. Prxsta, qiumnnus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty and merciful God, that
what we take with our mouths, we may receive
with pure minds. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. SubTcniat.May thy mercy, O Lord,
assist us, that, by thy protection, we may be de-
livered from the dangers of sin that surround us, and
so brought to eternal happiness. Thro'.
TUESDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xvi. I have cried to thee, for
thou, O Lord, hast hoard me: O incline thine
ear unto me, O hear my prayer. Keep me, O
Lord, as the apple of thine eye, and protect me
under the shadow of thy wings. Ps. Hear, O Lord,
the justice of my cause, and hearken to my petition.
F. Glory.
COLLECT. Exaudi ?MW. Graciously hear us, O
Almighty and merciful God, and grant us the gift
of salutary continence. Thro'.
LESSON. 4 Kings iv. i. 7. In those days : A
certain woman of the wives of the prophets cried to
Elisens, saying: Thy servant my husband is dead,
and thou knowest that thy servant was one that
feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take
away my two sons to serve him. And Elisens said
to lu r : What wilt thou have me do for thee : Tell
me what hast thou in thy house? And she answered :
I thy handmaid have nothing in my house but a
little oil, to anoint me. And he said to her : Go,
borrow of all thy neighbours empty vessels,not a few.
And go in, and shut thy door, when thou art within,
with thy sons: and pour out thereof into all those
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vessels: and when they are full, take them away*
So the woman went, and shut the door upon her,
and upon her sons: they brought her the vessels, and
she poured in x And when the vessels were full,
she said to her son ; Bring me yet a vessel. And he an-
swered: I have no more. And the oil stood. And
she came and told the man of God. And he said :
Go, sell the oil, and pay the creditor: and thou
and thy sons live of the rest.
GRAD. Ps, xvih. Cleanse me, O Lord, from
my hidden sins ; and from the sins of others spare
thy servant. V. If these rule not in me, then shall I
be without spot j and cleansed from enormous guilt.
d?00pU Matt, xviii. i 5. 22. At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples: If thy brother shall offend
against thee, go, and reprove him between thee and
him alone. If he shall hear thee, thou shalt gain
thy brother. But it he will not hear thee, take with
thee one or two more: that in the mouth of two or
three witnesses every word may stand. And if he
will not hear thee, tell the Church. And if he will
not hear the Church, let him be to thee as the
heathen and the publican- Amen I say to you,
whatsoever you shall bind upon earth, shall be
bound also in heaven : and whatsoever you shall
loose upon earth, shall be loosed also in heaven.
Again I say to you, that if two of you shall agree upon
earth, concerning any thing whatsoever they shall
ask, it shall be done for them by my Father who is
in heaven. For where there are two or three ga-
thered together in my name, there am 1 in the midst
of them. Then Peter came unto him, and said:
Lord, how often shall my brother offend against
me, and I forgive him > till seven times ? Jesus saith
to him: I say not to thee till seven times j but till
seventy times seven times.
OFFERT. Ps. cxvii. The right hand of the
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Lord hath exerted its strength, the right hand of the
Lord hath raised me up: I shall not now die, but
live : and publish the works of the Lord.
SECRET. May we receive, we beseech thee,
O Lord, by these sacraments, the effect of our re-
demption \ so that, by means thereof, we may
withdraw from all human excesses, and thou mayest
bestow upon us the gift of salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Pi.xiv.Who is it, O Lord, that is to
dwell in thy tabernacle? Or who is it, that is to
abide on thy holy mountain ? lie that walketh
without blemish, and doth righteousness.
P. COMM. &icm.~- Being cleansed, O Lord, by
these holy mysteries, grant us, we beseech thee,
both pardon and grace. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Tact. Defend us, O Lord, by thy
protection, and ever preserve us from all iniquity.
Thro'.
WEDNESDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. *xx.---But I have hoped in the
Lord: I will be glad, and rejoice in thy mercy ; for
thou hast considered my distress. Ps. In thee, O
Lord, have I hoped, let me never be confounded:
deliver me in thy justice, and rescue me. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Prcesta nobis.-.. Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that being improved by this whole-
some fast, we may abstain from all pernicious vice,
and, by that means, more easily obtain thy mercy.
Thro'.
LESSON. Exod. xx. 12. 24. Thus saith the
lard God : Honour thy father and thy mother, that
thou maycst be lonsj- lived upon the land, which th<i
Lord thy God will give thee. Thou shalt not kill.
Thou sh'ult not commit adultery. Thou shalt not
Steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy
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neighbour. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's
house, neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his
servant, nor his hand-maid, nor his ox, nor his ass,
nor any thing that is his. And all the people saw
the voices and* the flames, and the sound of the
trumpet, and the mount smoking; and being ter-
rified and struck with fear, they stood afar off,
saying to Moses; Speak thou tons, and we will
hear : let not the Lord speak to us lest we die. And
Moses said to the people: Fear not: for God is
come to prove yon, and that the dread of him might
be in you, and you should not sin. And the people
stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud
wherein God was. And the Lord said to Moses :
Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel : You
have seen that I have spoken to you from heaven.
You shall not make gods of silver, nor shall you
make to yourselves gods of gold. You shall make
an altar of earth unto me, and you shall offer upon
it your holocausts and peace-offerings, your sheep
and oxen, in every place where the memory of my
name shall be.
GRAD. Ps. vi. Take pity on me, O Lord, for 1
am weak; heal roe, OLorcL V. All my bones are
shaken, and my soul is in great distress.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 117.
<2500p0U Matt. xv. i. 20, At that time:
The Scribes and Pharisees came from Jerusalem to
Jesus, and said to him: Why do thy disciples, trans-,
gress the traditon of the ancients ? For they wash,
not their hands when they eat bread. But he an-
swering, said to them; Why do you also transgress,
the commandment of God for your tradition ? For
God said : "Honour thy father and mother;" and,
** he that shall curse father or mother, let him die the
death.'* But you say : Whosoever shall say to his
father or mother, The gift whatsoever proceedeth
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from me, shall profit thee. And he shall not ho-
nonr his father or mother; and you have made
void the commandment of God for your tradition.
Ye hypocrites, wfil has Isaias prophesied of you,
saying: "This people honourcth me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me. And in vain do they
worship me, teaching doctrines and commandments
of men.'* And having called together the multitudes
unto him, he said to them: Rear ye and under-
stand. Not that which goeth into the mouth, de-
fileth a man: but what cometh out of the mouth,
this defileth a man. Then came his disciples, and
said to him : Dost thou know that the Pharisees,
when they heard this word, were scandalised ? But
he answering, said; Every plant which my heavenly
Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. Let
them alone ; they are blind, and leaders of the
blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both fall
into the pit. And Peter answering, said to him:
Explain to us this parabte. But he said; Are you
also yet without understanding? Do you not under-
stand, that whatsoever entereth into the mouth,
goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the privy ?
But the things which proceed out of the mouth,
come forth from the heart, and those things defile a
man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testi-
monies, blasphemies. These are the things that
defile a man. But to eat with unwashed hands doth
not defile a man.
OFFERT. PS.- -Shew us, O Lord, thy mercy,
for the glory of thy name: tor thy mercy is sweet.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the prayers of thy people, together with the offering
of these hosts; and while we celebrate these thy
mysteries, defend us from all dangers. Thro 1 .
COMM. Ps xv.- Thou hast made known to me
the wavs of life: the sight of thee will fill me with
joy, O Lord,
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P.COMM. S'lnctifcet nos.Mzy the heavenly
food, \vhichwe have taken, sanctify us, O Lord:
and freeing us from all errors, make us worthy of
thy heavenly promises. Thro*.
'Let us pray. *15ow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Co ncede.--- Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we who beg the favour of
thy protection, being delivered from all evils, may
serve thee with a secure mind. Thro'.
THURSDAY.
1NTRO1T. Ps. Ixvii. I am the salvation of my
people, saith the Lord : in whatever tribulation
they rry out to me, t will hear them 5 and I will be
their Lord for ever. Ps. Attend, O my people, to
my lawj hearken to the words of my mouth. V.
Glory.
COLLECT. Jl/fl7z;'/?crf..--May ttvs sacred so-
lemnity of thy servants, Cosmas and Damian, shew
thy greatness/O Lord; by which, in thy unspeaka-
ble providence, thou hast granted them eternal glory,
and us the aid of their p reivers. Thro'.
LESSON. Jtr. vii. i. 7. In t/iu$e days: The
word that came to Jeremias from the Lord, saying ;
stand in the gate of the house of the Lord, and pro-
claim there this word, and say : Hear ye the word
of the Lord, all ye men of Juda, that enter in at
crates, to adore the Lord. Thus saith the
Lord of hosts, the God of Israel : Make your ways
and your d i ; ;nd I will dwell with you
in this place. Trust not in lying words, saying:
The templeof theLorJ, the temple of the Lori, it
is the temple ot . For if you will order
well your ways and your doings ; it you will execute
judgment between a man and his neighbour 3 if you
- s not the stranger, the fatherless, and the wi-
dow, and^shed not innocent blood in this place, and
walk not after strange gods to your own hurt} I
dwell with you in this plw i in the land
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which I gave to your fathers from the beginning and
for evermore, suith -^y-
GRAD. P:. cxliv. The e hope in
thee, O Lord, and thou gi vest them their food in
due season. V. Thou openest thy hand, and I
everv animal with thy blessing.
COSpCl- Luke iv. 38. 44
Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, went into
Simon's house. And Simon's wife's motb
taken with a fever; and they besought him for her.
-And standing over her, he commanded the
and it left her. And immediately rising, she mi-
nistered to them. And when the sun was down, all
they that had any sick with ii -es, brought
them to him. But he, laying his hands on
one of them, healed them. And devils went out
from many, crying out and saying; Thou art the
Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them
not to speak; tor they knew that he wasChrbt. And
when it was day, going out he went into a t
place: and the multitude sought him and came to
him ; and they stayed him that he should not depart
from them. And he said to them: I must preach
the kingdom of God to other cities also: for there-
fore am I sent. And he was preaching in the
gogues of Galilee.
OFFERT. Ps. 138. If I walk in the midst of
tribulation, thou wilt quicken me, O Lord; and
thou wilt stretch forth thy hand against the wrath of
iny encmie^; and thy right hand shall save me.
SECRET. We otter thee, O Lord, on occasion
of the precious death of thy holv servants, this
fice, from which their martyrdom, and that c
others, took its beginning. T
COMM. P$. rxviii, Thou hast ordained thy
commandments to be strictly kept. O that my
steps may be ai\ ted so as to keep thy
178 FRIDAY IN THE
P. COMM. Sit nobis.May this thy sacrament,
O Lord, procure for us that salvation which we
beg for by the merits of thy blessed martyrs Cosmas
and Damian. Thro'*
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Subjectum..~May thy heavenly mer-
cy, O Lord, always increase thy people, and make
them ever obedient to thy commandments. Thro*.
FRIDAY.
INTROlT.Ps. Ixxxv. Shew me, O Lord, a
token for good, that those that hate me may see it,
and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast
helped and comforted me. Ps. Bend thine ear,
O Lord, and hear me, for I am needy and poor,
V. Glory.
COLLECT. J#KBW. Let thy kind favour, O
Lord, accompany our fast, that as we abstain from
corporal food, so we may likewise refrain from all
vice. Thro*.
LESSON. Numb. xx. 2. 13. In those days:
The children of Israel came together against
Moses and Aaron ; and making a sedition, they
said : Give us water to drink. And Moses and
Aaron leaving the multitude, went into the taber-
nacle of the covenant, and fell flat upon the
ground, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord
God, hear the cry of this people, and open to
them thy treasure, a fountain of living water, that
being satisfied, they may cease to murmur. And
the glory of the Lord appeared over them. And
the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Take the rod,
and assemble the people together, thou and Aaron
thy brother, and speak to the rock before them, and
it shall yield waters. And when thou hast brought
forth water out of the rock, all the multitude and
their cattle shall drink. Moses therefore took the
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rod, which was before the Lord, as he had com-
manded him, and having gathered together the mul-
titude before the rock, he said to them: Hear, ye
rebellious and incredulous: can we bring you forth
water out of this rock? And when Moses had lifted
up his hand, and struck the rock twice with the
rod, there came forth water in great abundance, so
that the people and their cattle drank. And the
Lord said to Moses and Aaron: Because you have
not believed me, to sanctify me before the children
of Israel, you shall not bring these people into the
land which I will give them. This is the water of
contradiction, where the children of Israel strove
with words against the Lord, and he was sanctified
in them.
GRAD. Ps. xxvii. My heart trusted in the
Lord, and I found relief: my flesh is healed, and I
will with pleasure return him thanks. V. To thee
O Lord, have I cried out ; answer me, O my God,
and depart not from me.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 1 17.
(BD0pCL John iv. 5. 41. At that time ;
Jesus came to a city of Samaria which is called
Sichar, near the parcel of ground which Jacob gave
to his son Joseph. Now Jacob's well was there,
Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey, sat
thus on the well. It was about the sixth hour.
There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water.
Jesus saith to her: Give me to drink. (For his dis-
ciples were gone into the city to buy food.) Then
that Samaritan woman saith to him: How dost
thou, being a Jew, ask of me to drink, who am a
Samaritan woman ? For the Jews do not communi-
cate with the Samaritans. Jesus answered, and said
to her: If thou didst know the gift of God, and
\vho it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink, thou
have asked of him, and he would have
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given thee living water. The woman saith to himi
Sir, thou hast nothing wherein to draw, and the
well is deep: from whence then hast thou living
water ? Art thou greater than our father Jacob, who
gave ns the \vefl? and drank thereof himself, and
his children, and his cattle ? Jesus answered and
said to her: Whosoever drinketh of this water, shall
thir.:t again: but he that shall drink of the water
that I shall give him, shall not thirst forever. But
the water that I shall give him, shall become in him
a fountain of water springing up into everlasting
life. The woman saith to him: Sir, Give me this
water, that I may not thirst, nor come hither to
draw. Jesus saith to her; Go, call thy husband,
and come hither. The woman answered, and said:
I have no husband. Jesus saith to her: Thou hast
said well, I have no husband: for thou hast had five
husbands 5 and he whom thou now hast, is not thy
husband. This thou hast said truly. The woman
saith to him : Sir, I perceive that thou art a prophet.
Our fathers adored on this mountain, and you say
that at Jerusalem is the place where men mustadore
Jesus saith to her ; Woman, believe me, the hour
cometh, when you shall neither on this mountain,,
nor in Jerusalem, adore the Father. You adore
that which you know not ; we adore that which
we know : for salvation is of the Jews. But the
hour cometh, and now is, when the true adorers
shall adore the Father in spirit and in truth. For
the Father also seeketh such to adore him. God is
a spirit, and they that adore him, must adore him in
spirit and in truth. The woman saith to him: I
know that theMessias cometh (who is called Christ)
therefore when he is come, he will tell us all things.
Jesus saith to her: I am he, who am speaking with
thee. And immediately his disciples came; and
they wondered that he talked with the woman. Yet
no man said: What seekest thou, or why talkest
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thou with her ? The woman therefore left her
water- pot, and went her way into the city, and saith
to the men there: Come, and see a man who hath
told me all things that ever I did. is not he the
Christ > Then they went out of the city, and came
to him. la the mean time the disciples prayed him,
saying*. Rabbi, eat. But he said to them : I have
meat to eat which you know not of. The disci-
ples therefore said one to another ; Ilalh any man
brought him any thing to eat ? Jesus saith to them:
My meat is to do the will ot him that sent me, that I
may perfect his work. Do not you say, there are four
months, and then the harvest cometh? Behold I
say to you : lift up your eyes, and see the countries,
for they are white already to harvest. And he that
reapeth, receiveih wages, and gathereth fruit unto
everlasting lite: that, both he that soweth, and he
that reapeth mny rejoice together. For in this is
that saying true -."that it is one man that soweth, and
it is another that reapeth. I have sent you to reap
that in which you did not labour : others have la-
boured, and you have entered into their labours.
Now of that city many of the Samaritans believed in
him, for the word of the woman giving testimony ;
he told me all that ever I did. So when the Sama-
ritans were conning to him, they desired him that he
would tarry there. And he tarried there two days.
And many more believed on him because of his own
word. And they said to the woman: We now be-
lieve, not for thy saying : for we ourselves have heard
him, and know that this is indeed the Saviour of
the world.
OFFERT. Ps. v. My King and my God, hear
tlu' words of my prayer, for it is to the? I will pray.
SECRET. "We beseech thee, O Lord, merci-
fully regard the offerings we consecrate u> th---
that they may become acceptable t<
ways advance our salvation. Thro'.
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182 SATURDAY IN THE
COMM. Joh?i\v. He who shall drink the water,
which I shall give him, saith the Lord, it shall be-
come in him a fountain of water springing up to eter-
nal life.
P. COMM." Hujus. May the receiving of this
sacrament, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and bring
us to the kingdom of heaven. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Prtftfa. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we who confide in thy pro.
tection, may, thro* thy grace, overcome all the ene-
mies of our salvation. Thro'.
SATURDAY.
1NTROIT. PJ. v. Hear, O Lord, my word?,
attend to my cry: hearken to the voice of my pray-
er, O my King and my God. Ps. For to thee, O
Lord, will 1 pray; and in the morning thou wilt
hear my voice. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that they who mortify themselves
by abstinence from food, may, by observing thy
holy law, also fast from all sin. Thro'.
IlESSON. Dan. xiii. i. 62. In those days;
There was a man that dwelt in Babylon, and his
name was Joakim: and he took a wife whose name
was Susanna, the daughter of Helcias, a very beau-
tiful woman, and one that feared God. For her
parents being just, had instructed their daughter
according tc the law of Moses. Now Joakim was
very rich, and had an orchard near his house ; and
the Jews resorted to him, because he was the most
honourable of them all. And there were two of
the ancients of the people appointed judges that
year, of whom the Lord said: Iniquity came out
from Babylon from the ancient judges, that seemed to
govern the people. These men frequented the
house of Joakim, and all 'that had any matieis of
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judgment came to them. And when the people
departed away at noon, Susanna went in, and
walked in her husband's orchard. And the old
men saw her going in every day, and walking : and
they were inflamed with lust towards her: and they
perverted their own mind, and turned away their
eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor
remember just judgments. So they were both
wounded with the love of her, yet they did not
make known their grief one to the other; for they
were ashamed to declare to one another their lust,
being desirous to have to do with her : and they
' watched carefully every day to see her. And one
said to the other; Let us now go home, for it is din-
ner time. So going out they departed one from ano-
ther. And turning back again, they came both to
the same place; and asking one another the cause,
they acknowledged their lust : and then they agreed
together upon a time when they might find her
alone. And it fell out, as they watched a fit day,
she went in on a time, as yesterday and the day be-
fore, with two maids only, and was desirous to
wash herself in the orchard ; for it was hot weather.
And there was nobody there, but the two old men
that had hid themselves and were considering her.
She said to the maids; Bring me oil, and wash-
ing balls, and shut the doors of the orchard, that I
may wash me. And they did as she bade them ;
and they shut the doors of the orchard, and went
out by a back door to fetch what she had com-
manded them, and they knew not that the elders
were hid within. Now when the maids were gone
forth, the two elders arose, and ran to her. and
said: Behold the doors of the orchard are shut,
and nobody seeth us, and we are in love with thee ;
wherefore consent to us, and lie with us. But if
thou wilt not, we will bear witness against
thee, that a young man was with thee, and there-
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fore thou didst send away thy maids from <thee.
Susanna sighed, and said: I am straitened on every
side: for if I do this thing, it is death to me;
and if I do it not, I shall not escape your hands*
But it is better 1br me to fall into your hands with,
outdoing it, than to siu in the sight of the Lord.
With that Susanna cried out with a loud voice; and
the elders also cried out against her. And one of
them ran to the door of the orchard, and opened
it. So when the servants of the house heard the
cry in the orchard, they rushed in by the back door,
to see what was the matter. But after the old men
had spoken, the servants were greatly ashamed, for
never had there been any such word said of Susanna.
And on the next day, when the people were come
to Joakim her husband, the two elders also came,
full of their wicked device against Susanna, to put
her to deatn. And they said before the people;
Send to Susanna, daughter of Helcias, the wife of
Joakim. And they presently sent. And she came
with her parents, and children, and all -her kindred,
Now Susanna was exceeding delicate, and beautiful
to behold. But those wicked men commanded that
her face should be uncovered (for she was covered)
that so at least they might be satisfied with her
beauty. Therefore her friends and all her acquain-
tance wept. But the two elders, rising up in the
midst of the people, laid their hands upon her head.
And she weeping looked up to heaven, for her heart
had confidence in the Lord. And the elders said :
As we walked in the orchard alone, this woman
came in with two maids, and shut the doors of the
orchard, and ictit away the maids from her. Then
a young man that was there hid, came to her, and
lay with her, But we that were in the corner of
the orchard, seeing this wickedness, ran ap to
them, and we saw them lie together. And as foe
him we could not take him, because he was
stronger than we, and opening the doors he leaped
HI. WEEK OF LENT. J#5
out; but bavins taken this woman, we asked who
the young man was, but she would not tell us: of
this thing we are witnesses. The multitude believed
them, as being the elders and judges of the people,
and they condemned her to death. Then Su-
sanna cried out with a loud voice, and said: O eter-
nal God, who knowest hidden things, who knowest
all things before they come to pass, thou knowest
that they have borne false witness against me : and
behold [ must die, whereas I have done none of
these things, which these men have maliciously
forged against me. And the Lord heard her voice.
And when she was led to be put to death, the Lord
raised up the holy spirit of a young boy, whose
name was Daniel : -and he cried out with a loud
voice: I am cleat from the blood ot this woman.
Then all the people turning towards him, said :
What meantth this word that thou hast spoken ?
But he standing in the midst of them, said : Are ye
so foolish, ye children of Israel, that without exa-
mination or knowledge of the truth, ye have con-
demned a daughter of Israel ? Return to judgment,
for they have borne false witness against her. So all
the people turned again in haste, and the old men
said to him: Come and sit thou down among us,
and shew it: seeing God hath given thee the honour
of old age. And Daniel said to the people: Sepa-
rate these two far from one another, and I will exa-
mine them. So when they were put asunder oue
from the other, he called one of them, and said to
him; O thou that art grown old in evil days, now
are thy sins come out which thou hast committed
before: in judging unjust judgments, oppressing the
innocent, and letting the guilty go free, wi.
the Lord saith : the innocent and the just thou shalt
not kill. Now then, it thou sawest her, tell me
under what tree thou sawest them conversing to-
gether. He said : under a mastick tree. And D
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said : Well hast thou lied against thy own head ;
for behold the angel of God having received the
sentence of him, shall cut thee in two. And having
put him aside, he commanded that the other should
come, and he said to him : O thou seed of Cha
naan, and not of Juda, beauty hath deceived thee,
and lust hath perverted thy heart: thus did you tot
the daughters of Israel, and they for fear conversed
with you ; but a daughter of JuJa would not abide
your wickedness. Now, therefore, tell me under
what tree didst thou take them together? And he
answered: under a holm tree. And Daniel said to
him: Well hast thou also lied against (hy own
head ; for the angel of the Lord waiteth with a
sword to cut thee in two, and to destroy thee.
With that all the assembly cried out with a loud
voice, and they blessed God, who saveth them that
trust in him. And they rose up against the two el-
ders (for Daniel had convicted them of false witness
by their own mouth) and they did to them as they
had maliciously dealt against their neighbour, to
fulfil the law of Moses: and they put them to
death, and innocent blood was saved in that day.
GRAD. Ps. xxii. Though I should walk in the
midst of the shades of death, I will fear no harm,
because thon, O Lord, art with me. V. Thy crook
and thy staff have been my comfort.
(S500pCU John viii. i. ii.~- At that time:
Jesus went to mount Olivet. And early in the morn-
ing he came again into the temple, and all the peo-
ple came to him, and he sat down and taught them.
And the Scribes and Pharisees bring to him a wo-
man taken in adultery 5 and they set her in the
midst, and said to him: Master, this woman was
even now taken in adultery. Now Moses in the
law commanded us to stone such a one. But what
sayest thou ? And this they said tempting him, that
they might accuse him. But Jesus stooping down,
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wfote with his finder on the ground. And when
they continued asking him, he lifted up himself,
and said to them : He that is without sin among
you, let him first cast a stone at her. And again he
stooped down, and wrote on the ground. Pot. they
hearing this, went out one by one, beginning at the
^eldest: and Jesns alone remained, and the woman,
standing in the midst. Then Jesus lifting up himself,
said to her: Woman, where are they that accused
thee ? Hath no man condemned thee ? And she
said: No man, Lord. And Jesus said: Neither
will I condemn thee. Go, and now sin no more.
OFFERT. Ps. Direct my steps according to thy
law, that no injustice may reign in me, O Lord.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that the offering of this sacrifice may cleanse
and protect our frail nature from all evil.
COMM. Jb/mviii. Woman, hath nobody con-
demned thee ? Nobody, O Lord. Neither will I
condemn thee. Now sin no more.
P. COMM. Quasunnts. We beseech thee, O
Altnighty God, that we may be reckoned among
his members, whose body and blood we partake of.
Who li vest, &c.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. P;v^>/^. Stretch forth, O Lord,
over thy people, the right-hand of thy heavenly aid,
that they may seek thee with their whole heart, and
mercifully obtain what they ask for as they ought.-
Thro'.
IV. SUNDAY IN LENT.
JN the Mass of this day, the Church feems to forget the
sentiments of penance with which she hath been occu-
pied from the beginning of Lent. The reason whereof is,
that formerly such as were to receive baptism at Eas-
ter, were enregistered, after having been examined this
week. She also saw the time now approaching for the
188 IV. SUNDAY JN LENT.
reconciliation of the penitents, whom she had subjected ta
public penance on Ash- Wednesday. The future birth,
therefore, of those who were judged worthy of the grace
of baptism; and the resurrection to a new life of several of
her children, whq, after having gone astray, return to
God by a sincere conversion, is this day, the subject of
her joy,
1NTROIT. Is. Ixvi. Ps. cxxi.
REjoice, with Jerusa- T sEtare, Jerusalem, ct
iem, and meet toge- ^-^ convention facile vmnes
ther all you who love her. qui diligitis earn : gaudcte
Rejoice exceedingly, you cum Lctitia, qui in tris.
who have been in sor- titiajuistis, ut exultctis,
row, that you may leap ct saticmini ab uberibus
for joy, and be satiated consolationis vestra.
with comfort from her Ps. cxxi. Latatus sum
breasts. Ps. 1 rejoiced in his, qu& dicta sunt
at what has been told mild : in domum Domini
me : we shall go to the ibinius.
house of the Lord. Y+, V. Gloria.
Glory.
COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who are justly afflicted
according to our demerits, may be relieved by thy
comforting grace. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Gal. iv. 23. 31. Brethren: It is
written that Abraham had two sons: the one by a
bond- woman, and the other by a free- woman But
he who was by the bond-woman, was born accord-
ing to the flesh: but he by the tree- woman, was by
promise. Which things are said by an allegory.
For these are the two testaments. The one from
Mount Sinai, engendering to bondage, which is
Agar : for Sinai is a mountain in Arabia, which hath
affinity to that Jerusalem which now is, and is ia
bondage with her children. But that Jerusalem,
which is above, is free; which is our mother. For
it is written : " Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest
not ; break forth t aud cry, thou that travailest uot;
IV. SUNDAY IN LENT. lg$
for many are the children of the desolate, more than
of her that hath a husband. Now we, brethren,
as Isaac was, are the children of promise. But as
then he, that was born according to the flesh, per-
secuted him that was after the spirit; even so it is
now. But what saith the scripture ? " Cast out the
bond- woman and her son : for the son of the bond*
woman shall not be heir with the son of the free-
woman." So then, brethren, we are not children
of the bond- woman, but of the free; by the free-
dom wherewith Christ hath made us free.
GRAD. Ps. cxxi. 1 rejoiced at what had been
told me; we are to go up to the house of the Lord.
V. May peace be on thy ramparts, and plenty within
thy walls.
TRACT. Ps cxxiv. Qui confidunt in Domino,
sicut mons Sian ; ?i f jn commovebitur in aternum, qui
habitat in Jerusalem. They who trust in the Lord, are
as mount Sion : he who dvvelleth in Jerusalem,
shall never be moved. There are mountains on
every side of it, and the Lord encompasseth his peo-
ple both now and tor evermore.
<3>Q$pU John vi. i. 15 At that time;
Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is that of
Tiberias: and a great multitude followed him, be-
cause they saw the miracles which he did on them
that were diseased. Jesus therefore went up into a
mountain, and there he sat with his disciples. Now
the pasch, the festival day of the Jews, was near at
hand. When Jesus therefore had lifted up his eyes,
and seen that a very great multitude cometh to him,
he said to Philip : \V hence shaH we buy bread that
these may eat? And this he said to try him : for he
himself knew what he would do. Philip answered
him: Two hundred penny-worth of ImMd is no
sufficient for them, that every one may take a little.
One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother o( Simon
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Peter, saitli to him: There is a boy here that hath
five barley loaves and two small fishes; but what are
they among so many ? Then Jesus said: Make the
men sit down. Now there was much grass in the
place. So themen sat clown, in number about five
thousand. And Jesus took the loaves; and when
he had given thanks, he said to his disciples: Ga-
ther up the fragments that remain, lest they be lost.
They gathered up therefore, and filled twelve
baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves,
which remained over and above to them that had
eaten. Now these men, when they had seen what
a miracle Jesus had done, said : This is of a truth
the prophet that is to come into the world. Jesus,
therefore, when he knew that they would come to
take him by force and make him king, fled again
into the mountain himself alone. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxiv. -Praise the Lord, for he
is good : sing to his name, for he is sweet : he hath
done whatever he pleased, both in heaven and on
earth.
SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, mercifully
regard this present sacrifice, that it may both in*
crease our devotion, and advance our salvation.
Thro'.
COMMUNION. Ps. cxxi. Jerusalem, which is
built Lke a city, all whose parts are joined together :
for it was thither the tribes went up, the tribes of the
Lord, to praise thy name, O Lord.
P. COMM. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech thee,
O merciful God, that we may sincerely respect, and
receive with faith thy holy mysteries, with which
thou daily feedest us.
MONDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. liii. Save me, O God, by thy
name, and judge me in thy strength: O God, hear
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my prayer: attend to the words of my mouth. Ps.
?or strangers have risen up against me: and the
mighty have sought my life. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Presto. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who annually celebrate
this holy fast, may be well pleasing to thee both in
body and mind. Thro'.
LESSON. r Kings iii. 16. 28, Li those days :
Two women that were harlots, came to king Solo,
mon, and stood before him : and one of them said :
1 beseech thee, my Lord, I and this woman dwelt
in one house, and I was delivered of a child with
her in the chamber. And the third day after that I
was delivered, she also was delivered; and we were
together, and no other person with us in the house,
only we two. And this woman's child died in the
night. For in her sleep she overlaid him. And ris.
ing in the dead time of the night, she took my
child from my side while I thy handmaid was asleep,
and laid it in her bosom : and laid her dead child in
my bosom. And when I rose in the morning to
cive my child suck, behold it was dead; but consi-
clering him more diligently, when it was clear day,
1 found that it was not mine which I bore. And the
other woman answered: It is not so as thou sayest,
but thy child is dead, and mine is alive. On the
contrary she said: Thou liest: for my child liveth,
and thy child is dead. And in this manner they
strove before the king. Then saith the king: The
one saith, my child is alive, and thy child is dead.
And the other answereth, Nay, but thy child is
dead, and mine liveth. The king therefore said:
Bring me a sword. And when they had brought, a
sword before the king, divide, said he, the 'living
child in two, and give half to the one, and half to
the other. But the woman, whose child was alive,
said to the king, (for her bowels were moved upon
her child) 1 beseech thee, my Lord, give her the
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child alive and do riot kill it. But the other said:
Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it. The
king answered and said: Give the living child to
this woman, % and let it not be killed, for she is the
mother thereof. And all Israel heard the judgment
which the king had judged, and they feared the
kin, seeing that the wisdom of God was in him to
do judgment
GRAD. Ps. XXX. Be to me a protecting GoJ,
and a place of refuge to save me. V. Ps. Ixx. In
thee, O God, have I put my trust; never let me be
put to shame.
TRACT. Ps. en. Deal not, &c, p. 117.
<$>0pCU John ii. 13. 25. At that time:
The pasch of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem; and he found in the temple
them that sold oxen, and sheep, and doves, and
the changers of money sitting. And when he had
made as it were a scourge of little cords, he drove
them all out of the temple, the sheep also arid the
oxen, and he poured out the changers of money, and
the tables he overthrew. And he said to them that
sold doves: Take these things hence, and make not
the house of my Father a house of traffic. And his
disciples remembered that it was written: "The
zeal of thy house hath eaten me upi" Then the
Jews answered, and said to him: What sign dost
thou shew us, seeing thou dost these things ? Jesus
answered, and said to them: Destroy this temple,
and in three days I will raise it up. The Jews then
said: Six and forty years was this temple in build-
ing, and wilt thou raise it in three days? But he
spoke of the temple of his body. When therefore
he was risen again from the dead, his disciples re-
rneiiibered that he had said this,* and they believed
the scripture, and the word that Jesus had said.
Now when he was at Jerusalem, at the pasch, upon
the festival day, many believed in his name, seeing
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his miracles which he did. But Jesus did not trus*
himself to them, because he knew all men, and be-
cause he needed not that any should give testimony
of man, for he knew what was in man.
OFFERT. Ps. xcix. --Sing to God, all the
earth, serve the Lord with joy : come before him
with gladness, for he (he Lord is God.
SECRET. May the sacrifice we have offered
thee, O Lord, always give us lite, and defend us.
Thro'.
COMM. Pa. xviii. Cleanse me, O Lord, from
mv hidden sins, and free thy servant from those of
other men
P COMM. iSwi/>w May the receiving of
these saving mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord,
advance our eternal redemption. Thro\
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Dtp ccationem. We beseech thee, O
Lord, hear our prayer, and grant us thy protection,
3s it isthou who inspirest us to ask it. Thro'.
TUESDAY.
TNTROIT. Ps. liv. O God, hear my prayer,
and despise not ray petition : look on me, and hear
me. Ps. 1 am grieved in my exercise; and troubled
at the voice of my enemy, and the distress of the
sinner. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Sacra. We beseech thee, O Lord,
that the holy fast we observe may be to our improve-
ment in holy conversation, and draw down upon us
the con-tain succours of thy mercy. Thro'.
LESSON. Exod. xxxii. 7. 14. In those daysi
The Lord spake to Moses, raying: Go, get thee
down ; thy people, which thou hast brought out of
the land of Egypt, hath sinned. They have quickly
strayed from the way which thou didst shew them ;
and they have made to themselves a molten calf,and
have adore*! it, and sacrificing victims to it, huvc
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said : These are thy gods, O Israel, that have
brought thee out of the land of Egypt. And again
the Lord said to Moses; I see :nat this people is
stiff necked : let me alone, that my wrath may be
kindled against them, and that I may destroy them,
and I will make of thee a great nation. But Moses
besought the Lord his God, saying: Why, O Lord,
is thy indignation enkindled against *hy people,
whom thou hast brought out of the land of Egvpt,
with great power, and with a mighty hand? Let
not the Egyptians say, I beseech thee; He craftily
brought them out, that he might kill them in the
mountains, and destroy them from the eanh : let thy
anger cease, and be appeased upon the wickedness
ofthy people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel
thy servants, to whom thou sworest bv thy own self,
saying : I will multiply >our seed as the stars of hea-
ven: and th.s whole land that I have spoken of, 1
will give to your seed, and you shall possess it for
ever. And the Lord was appeased from doing
the evil which he !,ad spoken against his people.
GRAD. Ps. xltii. Arise, O Lord, succour us,
and deliver us for the sake of thy own name. V. We
have heard, O God, \\ith our own ear?, and our
forefathers have related to us the work thou didst in
their days, and in the ages past.
(000p?l* John vii. 14. 31. At that time;
About the midst of the feast, Jesus went up into the
temple and taught. And the Jews wondered, say-
ing: How doih this man know letters, having never
learned ? Jesus answered them, and said : My doc-
trine is not mine, but his that sent me. If any man
will do the will of him, he shall know of the doc-
trine, whe'her it be of God, or whether I speak of
myself, He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his
owng'ory: but he that seeketh the glory of him
that sent him, he is true, and there is no injustice
in him. Did not Moses give you the law ? and yet
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none of you keepeth the law. Why seek you to
kill me? The multitude answered and said : Thou
v hast a devil: Who seek eth to kill thee ? Jesus an-
swered, and said to them : One work I have done ;
and you all wonder: therefore Moses gave you cir*>
curncision: (not because it is of Moses but of the
fathers,) ana on the Sabbath day you circumcise
a man. If a man receive circumcision on the Sab-
bath day, that the law of Moses may not be bro-
ken ; are you angry at me, because I have healed
the whole man on the Sabbath day? Judge not ac-
cording to the appearance, but judge just judgment.
Then some of them of Jerusalem said ; Is not this he
whom they seek to kill ? And behold he speaketh
openly, and they say nothing to him. Have the
rulers known for a truth that this is the Christ? But
we know this man whence he is ; b^t when the
Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is* Jtsus
therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and say-
ing: You both know me, and you know whence I
am: and I am not come of myself; but he that
sent me is true, whom you know not, I know
him, because 1 am from him, and he hath sent me.
They Bought therefore to apprehend him", but no
man laid hands on him, because Ins hour was not
yet come. But of the people many believed in him.
OFFERT. Ps xxxix. 1 have waited \\ithout be-
ing tired for the Lord, and he hath looked upon me:
and he hath heard n y prayer; and he hath put into
my mouth a new canticle, a hymn to our God.
SECRET. May this offering, O Lord, we be-
seech thec, cleanse away our sins: and sanctify
both the bodies and souls of thy servants for worthi-
ly celebrating this sacrifice. Thro'.
COMM. Pa xix. ---We will ujoice in thy salva-
tion : and we will ^lory in the name of the Lord.
P. COMM, tiujus wos..May the receiving of
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this sacrament, O Lord, v-urify us from sin, and
bring us to the kingdom of heaven. Thro*.
Let ns pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Misererc.-.--Tzke compassion, O
Lord, on thy people: and mercifully refresh them
labouring under-continual tribulations. Thro'-
WEDNESDAY.
INTR01T. Ezech. xxxvi. When 1 shall have
been sanctified amongst you, I will gather you from
all nations; and I will pour upon you clean water,
and you shall be cleansed from all your sins; and I
will give you a new s; irit. Ps. xxxiii. I will praise
the Lord at nil times: his praise shall be always in
my mouth. F. Glory.
Immediately after Kyrieeleison, &c. is said:
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
COLLECT. Vcits, qui -O God, who givest to
the righteous the reward of their good works, and
by fasting, pardon to sinners; have mercy on thy
suppliants, that the acknowledgment of our guilt
may procure us the remission of our sins. Thro*.
LESSON. Ezech. xxxvi. 23. 28.-.. Thus saith
the Lord God ; \ will sanctify my great name, which
was profaned among the Gentiles, which you have
profaned in the midst of them : that the Gentiles
may know that I am the Lord, saith the Lord of
Hosts, when I shall l:e sanctified in you before their
eyes. For I will take you from among the Gen-
tiles, and wi'l gather you together out of all the
countries, and will bring you into your own land.
And I will pour upon you clean water, and you
shall be cleansed from all your filthiness, and I will
cleanse you from all your idols. And 1 will give
you a new heart, and put a new spirit within you :
and I will take away the stony heart out of your
flesh, and will give you a heart of flesh. And I will
put my spirit in the midst of you, and I will cause
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you to walk in my. commandments, and to keep my
judgments, and do'them. And you shall dwell in
the land which 1 gave to your fathers, and yon shall
be my people, and I will be your God, with the
Abnightj.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiii. Come my children, and
hear me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord.
V. Come near him, and be enlightened, and your
face shall ipot be covered with shame
II. COLLECT, prffsta. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that the devotion, which
makes us punish ourselves by this yearly fast, may
also make us rejoice: to the end that, suppressing
in ourselves all earthly affections, w ? e may more
easily receive thy heavenly inspirations. Thro*.
II' LESSON. h.\. 1 6, iq.Thus sail h the Lord
God: Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the
evil of your devices from my eyes: cease to do per-
versely," learn to do well: seek judgment, relieve
the oppressed, jud^e for the fatherless, defend the
widow. And then come, and accuse me, saith the
Lord: if your sins be as the scarlet, they shall be
made ns white- as snow : and if they be red as crim-
son, they shall be white as wool. If you be willing,
and will hearken to me, you shall eat the good
things of the land, saith the Lord Akntghty.
GRAL). Ps. xxxii Blessed is the nation that
hath the Lord for its God, and blessed is the people
the Lord hath chosen tor their inheritance. V. By the
word of the Lord were the heavens made, and by
the brent h of his moulh all the hosts thereof.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. nj.
(>00PCU Jo/mix. I. 38.--^ that time: Jesus
passing by. saw a man that was blind from his
birth j and his disciples asked him: Rabbi, who
hath sinned, this man, or his parents, that he should
fee born blind ? Jesus answered : Neither hath this
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man sinned, nor his parents, but that the works of
God should be made manifest in him, 1 must work
the works of him that sent me, whilst it is day: the
night cometh when no man can work. As long as
1 am in the world, I am the light of the world.
When he had said these things, he spat on the
ground, and made clay of the spittle, and spread
the clay upon his eyes, and said to him : Go, wash
in the pool ofSiloe, which is interpreted, Sent. He
went his way therefore, and washed, and he came see.
ing. The neighbours therefore, and they who had seen
him before, that he was a beggar, said ; Is not this he
that sat and begged ? Some 1 said, This is he. But
others said : No, but he is like him. But he said : I
am he. They said therefore to him: How were thine
eyes opened? He answered: That man that is call-
ed Jesus, made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and
said to me: Go to the pool of Siioe, and wash.
And I went, I washed, and I see. And they said
to him: Where is he ? And he saith : I know not.
They bring him that had been blind to the Phari-
sees. Now it was the Sabbath, when Jesus made
the clay, and opened his eyes. Again therefore the
Pharisees asked him how he had received his sight.
But he said to them: He put clay upon my eyes,
and 1 washed, and I see Some therefore of the
Pharisees said: this man is not of God who keep.
eth not the Sabbath. Bur. others said: How can a
man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there
was a division among them. They say therefore to
the blind man again: What sayest thou of him that
hath opened thy eyes ? And he said : He is a pro-
phet. The Jews then did not believe concerning
him, that he had been blind, and had received his
iight, until they called the parents of him that had
received his sight, and asked them, saying: Is this
your son, who you say was born blind ? How then
doth he no, v see? His parents answered them, and.
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said: We know that this is OUT son, and that lie was
born blind ; bit how he now seeth we know not :
or who hath opened his eyes we know not: ask
himself; he is of age, let him speak for himself.
These things his parents said, because they feared
the Jews : for the Jews had already agreed among
themselves, that if any man should confess him to
be Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
Therefore did his parents say : He is of age, ask
him. They therefore called the man again that had
been blind, and said to him : Give glory to God,
We know that this man is a sinner. He said then to
them; If he he, a sinner, I know not: one thing I
know, that whereas I was blind, now I see. Then
they said to him: What did he to thee ? How did
he open thy eyes? He answered them : I have told
you- already, and you have heard: why would you
hear it again : will you also become his disciples?
They reviled him, therefore, and said: Bethouhis
<ii?ciple ; but we are the disciples of Moses. We
know that God spoke to Moses : but as to this man,
we know not from whence he is. The man an-
swered, and said to them : Why, herein is a wonder-
ful thing, that you know not from whence he is, and
he hath opened my eyes. Now we know that
God doth not hear sinners; but if a man be a server
of God, and doth his will, him he heareth. From
the beginning of the world it hath not been hearl,
that any man hath opened the eyes of one born
blind. Unless this man were of God, he could not
do any thing. They answered and said to him:
Thou was wholly born in sius, and dost thou teach
us? And they cast him out. Jesus heard that they had
cast.him out; and when he had found him, he said
to him : Dost thou believe in the Son of God ? He
answered, and said; Who is he, Lord, that 1 may
believe in him ? And Jesus said to him : Thou hast
both seen him : and it is he that talks th. with
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And he said: I believe, Lord. And falling down,
he ndored him.
OFFERT. P$. Ixv. O ye Gentiles, bless the
Lord our God, and make heard the voice of his
praise : who 'hath preserved my life, and hath not
permitted my feet to slip. Blessed is the Lord, who
liath not rejected my prayer, nor turned aside his
rnery from me.
SECRET. We humbly beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, that our sins may be cleansed away by
this sacrifice : because then thou wilt bestow on
\]$ tn.;e health both of body and soul. Thro'.
COMM. John ix. The Lord made c;ay of spittle,
and anointed my eyes: and i went and washed and
saw, and believed in God.
P. COMM. Sacrament a May the mysteries, O
Lord our God, which we have received, both feed
our souls and protect our bodies. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Patent May the ears of thy mercy,
O Lord, be opened to the prayers of thy servants:
and in order to obtain the effect of our petitions,
grant we may ask what is pleasing to thee. Thro'.
THURSDAY.
JNTROIT. Ps, civ. Let the hearts of those
who seek the Lord be glad : seek the Lord, and be
stren.thened : always seek his presence. Ps. Praise
the Lord, and call ou his name: publifh his works
amonnj the Gentiles. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Pr&sta, (juaaumus. * Grant, we
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that the devotion,
\vhich makes us punish ourselves by this yearly fast,
may also make us rejoice: to the end that, suppress-
ing in ourselves all earthly affections, we may more
easily receive thy heavenly inspirations. Thro'.
LESSON. 4 Kings iv. 25. 38. In those days ;
A Suinauitess came to Eliseus on mount Carmel:
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and when the man of God saw her coming towards
him, he ?aid to Gie/i Ins servant : Behold that
Sunamitess. Go- therefore to her, and say to her:
Is all well with the*-, and with thy husband, and
with thy son ? And she answered : Well. And
when she came to the man of God to the mount,
she caught hold on his feet : and Giezi came to re-
move her. And the man of God said: Let her
alone, for her soul is in anguish, and the Lord hath
hid it from me, and hath not told me. And she
said to him : Did I ask a sen of my Lord ? Did I
not say to thee: Do not deceive me ? Then he said
to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take up my staff in
thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute
him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him
not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child.
But the mother of the child said ; As the Lord
liveth, and as my soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. He arose, therefore, and followed her.
But Giezi was gone before, and laid the staff
upon the face of the child, and there was no
voice or sense; and he returned to meet him,
and told him, saying: The child is not risen. Eli-
sens therefore went into the house, and behold the
child lay dead on his bed. And going in he shut the
door upon him, and upon the 'child, and prayed to
the Lord. And he went up, and lay upon the
child: and he put his mouth upon his mouth, and
his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his
hands: and he bowed himself upon him, and the
child's flesh grew v arm. Then he returned and
walked in the house, once to and fro 5 and he went
up and lay upon him; and the child gaped seven
times, and opened his eyes. And he called Giezi,
and said to him: Call this Sunamitess. And she
being called went in to him. And he said: Take
up thy son. She came and fell at his feet, aud
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worshipped on the ground, and took up her son ,
and went out, And Eliseus returned to Galgal.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxiii. Look down, O Lord, on
thy covenant, snd forget not for ever the souls of
thy poor servants. F. Arise, O Lord, judge thy
cause: remember the reproaches that are cast on
thy servants.
(BOjSpejL Luke vii. IT. 16.^ that time:
Jesus went into a city called Nairn; and there went
with him his disciples, and a great multitude. And
when he came nigh to the city, behold a dead man
was carried out, the only son of his mother; and
she was a widow : and much people of the city were
with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had
compassion on her, and said to her: Weep not.
And lie came near and touched the bier. And they
ihat carried it, stood still. And he said : Young
man, 1 say to thee, arise And he that was dead,
sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him
to his mother. And there came a fear on them all :
and they glorified God, saying : A great prophet
is risen up amongst us, and God hath visited his
people.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixix Lord, make haste to help
me: let all be put to shame, who design evil to thy
servants.
SECRET. Purify us, O merciful God, that the
prayers of thy Church, which are pleasing to ihee,
being accorrpanied with these offerings, may be-
come more so by the purity of our minds. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. Ixx, Thy justice alone, O Lord, I
will remember; thou, O God, hast instructed me
from my youth ; abandon me not, O God, in my
old and decrepit age.
P. COMM. Calestia. Let us not, we beseech
thee, O Lord, receive, to our judgment, these h-a-
venly gifts, which thou hast prepared as a remedy
for tky faithful. Thro 1 .
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Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER Pqw/i...-O.Go4, the author and go-
vernor of thy people, deliver them from the sins, by
which they are assaulted, that they may be always
well pleasing in thy sight, and safe ruder thy pro-
tection. Thro*.
FRIDAY.
1NTRO1T. P&-. xviii. Thou always seest the
designs of my heart; thou, O Lord, art my helper
and my deliverer. Ps. The heavens publish the
glory of God, and the firmament declareih the work
of his hnnds. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Dtut 9.- O God, who by thy
ineffable mysteries givest new life to the world ;
grant, we beset -ch thee, that thy Church may ad-
vance in the observance of thy eternal precepts,
and never be destitute of thy temporal assistance.
Thro'.
LESSON. 3 Kings xvii. 17.24. In those du>n :
The son of the woman, the mistress of the house,
fell sick, and the sickness was very grievous, so that
there was no breath left in him. And she said to
Klias: what have I to do with thee, thou man
of God? Art thou come to me, that my ini-
quities should be remembered, and that thon
shouldst kill my son ? And Elias said to her: Give
methvson. And he took him out of her bosom,
and carried him into the upper chamber where he
abode, and laid him upon his own bed. And he
cried to the Lord and said : O Lord, my God, hast
thou afrlicted also the widow, with whom I am
after a sort maintained, so as to kill her son ? And
he stretched, and measured himself upon the child
three times, and cried to the Lord and said: O
Lord my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech
tl\"<-, return into hh body. And the Lord heard
the voice of Elias: and the soul of the child n .
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ed into him, and he revived. And Ellas took the
child, and brought him down from the upper cham-
ber to the house below, and delivered him to his
mother, and iid to her. Behold thy son liveth. And
the woman said to Elias: Now, by this I know
thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord
in thy mouth is true.
GRAD. Ps cxvii It is better to trust in the
Lord, than to trust in man. V. It is better to hope
in the Lord, than to hope in princes*
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 117.
C500pCU John xi. i. 45. ^t that time:
There was a certain man sick named Lazarus, of
Bethania, of the town of Mary, and of Martha her
sister. (And Mary was she that anointed the Lord
with ointment, and wiped his feet- with her hair,
\vhose brother Lazarus was sick ) Mis sisters there*-
fore sent to torn, saying: Lord, behold, he whom
thou lovestissick. And Jesus hearing it, said to them :
This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of
God; that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Marv, and
Lazarus, When he had heard therefore that he was
sick, he still remained in the same place two days.
Then after that he said to his disciples : Let us go
into Judea again. The disciples say to him ;
Rabbi, the Jews but now sought to stone thee, and
goest thou thither again ? Jesus answered ; Are there
not twelve hours of the day ? If a man walk in the
day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth the light of
this world ; but if he walk in the night he stumbleth,
because the liaht is not in him. These things he
said; and after that he said to them: Lazarus our
friend sleepeth ; but I go that ! may awake him. His
disciples therefore said Lord, if he sleep he shall
do well. But Jesus spoke of his death, and they
thought that he spoke of the repose of sleep Then
therefore J.sus said to them plainly i Lazarus is
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dead ; and I am glad for your sakes, that I was
not there, that you may believe : but let us go to
him Then Thomas, who is called Didymus, said
to his fellow disciples : Let us also go, that we may
die with him. So Jesus cam'-, and found that he
had heen four days already in the grave. (Now
Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs
off.) And many of the Jews were come to Martha
and Mary, to comfort them concerning their bro-
ther. Martha therefore, as soon as she heard that
Jesus was come, went to meet him ; but Mary sat
at home. And Martha said to Jesus; Lord, ifthou
hadst been here, my brother had not died ; but now
also I know, that whatsoever thou wilt ask of God,
God will give it thee. Jesus saith to her: Thy bro
ther shall rise again. Martha saith to him : I know
that he shall ris-e again in the resurrection at the last
day. Jesus said to her: I am the resurrection and
the life; he that believeth in me, although he be
dead, shall live : and every one that liveth, and be-
lieveth in me, shall not die for ever. Believest
thou this? She saith to him: Yea, Lord, J have
believed that thou art Christ, the Son of the living
God, who art come into this world. And when
she had said these things, she went, and called her
sister Mary secretly, saving: The Master is come,
and calleth for thee. She, as soon as she heard this,
riseth quickly, and cometh to him: for Jesus was
not yet come into the town ; but he was still in that
p-lace where Martha had met him. The Jews
therefore, who were with her in the house, and
comforted her, when they saw Mary that she rose
up speedily, and went out, followed her, saving
She goeth to the grave, to weep there. When Mary
therefore wa? come where Jesus vas, seeing him,
she fell down at his feet, and saith to him; Lord, if
tho'i hadst been here, my brother had not died.
\\ hen Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the
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Jews that were come with her, weeping, he groan-
ecl ia the spirit, and troubled himself. And said:
Where have you laid him ? They say to him: Lord,
come and see.* And Jesus wept. The Jews there-
fore said : Behold how he loved him. But some of
them said: Could not he, that opened the eyes of
the man born blind, have caused that this man
should not die ? Jesus therefore again groaning ii
himself, cometh to the sepulchre: now it was a
cave, and a stone was laid over it. Jesus saith :
Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of hirrj^
that was dead, saith to him : Lord, by this tirne he
stinketh, for he is now there four days. Jesus saith to
her : Did not I say to ihee, that if thou wilt believe,
thoushaltsee the glory of God? They took there,
fore the stone away : and Jesus lifting up his eyes,
said: Father, I give thee thanks that thou hast
heard me. And I know that thou nearest me al-
ways, but because of the peopl^ who stand about
have I said it, that they may believe that thou hast
sent me. When he had said these things, he cried
with a loud voice : Lazarus, come forth. And
presently he that had been dead came forth,
bound feet and hands with winding bands, and his
face was IK> and about with a napkin. Jesus said to
them : Loose him and let him go. Many there,
fore of the Jews, who were come to Mary and Mar-
tha, and had seen the things that Jesus did, believed
in htm.
OFFERT. P*. xvii. Thou, O Lord, wilt save
thy people in distress, and thou wilt humble the
eyes of the proud: for who is God, besides thee, O
Lord?
SECRET. May these offerings, we beseech
thee, O Lord, purify us, and always render thee
propitious. Thro*.
COMM, John xi.---The Lord seeing the sisters
4f Lazarus weeping at tha grave, wept before the
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Jews, and cried out: Lazarus, ctome forth. And he
who had been dead four du)s, tame forth bound
hands and feet.
P. COMM. line. May the receiving of this
sacrament, \ve beseech thee, O Lord, ever tree
us from our sins, and protect us trom all adversity.
Thro'.
Let us pray. Bo\v do\\ n your heads to God.
PRAYER. Uu nubis. Grant, \ve beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, \\ ho are sensible of our
oun weakness, and confide in thy power, may al-
ways rejoice in the effects, of thy goodness. Thro'.
SATURDAY.
INTRO1T. Ps. liv. You that are thirsty, come
to the waters, saith the Lord : and you that have no
money, come and drink with joy. 1's. Ixxvii My
people be attentive to my law : hearken to the words
of my mouth. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Fiat tiuimne. Grant us, O Lord,
we beseech thee, an increase ot devotion : for theu
only will our fasts avail us, when they are well
pleasing to thy goodness. Thro'.
LESSON. Isuias xhx. 8, 15 Thus saith the
Lord: In an accceptable timel have heard thee, and
in the day of salvation i have helped thee : and 1
have preserved thee, and given thee to be a cove
nant of the people, that tliou mightest raise up the
earth, and posses^ the inheritances that were de-
stroyed : thut tliou mightest say to them that are
bound; Come forth : and to them that are in dark-
ms!>; Siiew yourselves. They shall feed in the
ways, and their pastures shall be. in every plain.
They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the
heat nor the sun strike them; for he that is merciful
to them shall be their shepherd, and at the fountains
ot waters he shall give them drink. And 1 will
make all my mountains a way, and my paths shall
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be exalted. Behold these shall come from afar, and
behold these from the north and from the sea, and
these from the south country. Give praise, O ye
heavens, and Tejoice, O earth, ye mountains give
praise with jubilation, because the Lord hath com-
forted his people, and will have mercy on his poor
ones. And Sion said: The Lord hath forsaken me,
and the Lord hath forgotten me. Can a woman
forget her infant, so as not to have pity on the son of
her womb ? And if she should forget, yet will I not
forget thee, saith the Lord Almighty.
OR AD. Ps. ix. The poor man, O Lord, is left
to thee: thou wilt be the protector of the orphan.
V. Why art thou withdrawn so far from us, OLord?
Dost tnou despise us in our necessities and afflic-
tion ? When the wicked man is puffed up with
pride, the poor man suftereth.
Cf500pCl+ John viii. 12. 20. At that time:
Jesus spoke to the multitude of the Jtzrs, saying; I am
the light of the world ; he that followeth me, walk-
eth not in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
The Pharisees therefore said to him ; Thou givest
testimony of thyself; thy testimony is not true.
Jesus answered, and said to them : Although I give
testimony of myself, my testimony is true; for I
know whence I came, and whither f go: but you
know not whence I come, or whither I go. You
judge according to the flesh ; I judge not any man.
And if I do judge, my judgment is true, because I
am not alone j but 1 and the Father that sent me.
And in your law it is written, that the testimony of
two men is true. 1 am one that give testimony of
myself; and the Father that sent me, giveth testU
mony of me. They said therefore to him : Where
is thy Father ? Jesus answered : Neither me do you
know, nor my Father: if you did know me, you
would know my Father also. These words Jesus
spoke in the treasury, teaching in the ttmple : and
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no man laid hands on him, because his hour was
not yt-t come.
OFFERT. Ps. xvii. The Lord is my support,
my refuse, and my deliverer: in him will 1 trust.
'SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech
thee, with these our offerings ; and, in thy mercy,
compel our will, even when it rebelleih, to submit
to thee Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xxi. The Lord is my shepherd,
and [ s'.^all be in want of nothing: he hath placed
me in a plentiful pasture 5 he hath led me to a re-
fresh in stream.
P. COMM. Tua 7205. May thy sacred mysteries,
O Lord, we beseech thee, purify us, and, by their
efficacy, make us well pleasing to thee. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Deus gtti, O God, who chusest
rather to shew mercy, than to be angry with those
that hope in thee; grant we may worthily lament
the evil we have committed, that so we may find the
favour of thy comfort. Thro*.
PASSION SUNDAY.
^T^HE two last weeks of Lent are, in a particular man-
JL ner, consecrated to the Passion of Jesus Ghiist. And
altho' that upon which- we are now entering, be only a
preparation to the following^ and the Church represents
therein other objects to our thoughts, the passion of Christ
is nevertheless often referred to, for wh'.ch reason this
day is called PA*SION- >: U M> AY
Psalm 7*/.v., as well as the Gloria Pair i, at the
Introit, is omitted . and those vho have written on the
Liturgy, assert this to be ^r.-eable to the ancient practice.
They farther ia geoeral observe, that the particular cere-
monies of these two last wcr-ks, but more especially of
the three last days tu Lent, aie venerable remains
ticii: usages.
2IO PASSION SUNDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xlii.
JUDGE me, O God, TUDICAme, Deus, et
J and distinguish my ** discertie cuvsam meam
cause fromthenationthat dc gente mm stmcta. Ab
is not holy : deliver me huminc iniquo et doioso
from the wicked and eripe me : quid, tu es
deceitful man : for then Dcus meus, et fortitudo
art my God and my mat.
strength. Pi. Send-forth Ps. Emitte laccm tnam
thy light and thy truth : ct r-criturem tuam : ipsa
for they have conducted tnt ctcda.it. runt ct uddux-
me, and hrought me to eruntin monton sanctum
thy holy mountain, and tuum, et in tubernacu/a
into thy tabernacle. tua. JuUtca me, $c. to
Judge me, &c, Ps.
Gloria Patria is omitted till Easter.
COLLECT QtHttumus* Mercifully look down
on thy people, we beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that, by thy bounty and protection, they may
be governed and guarded both in. body and soul.
Thro'.
EPISTLE. Heb. ix. n. 15. Brethren: Christ
being come, an high priest of the good things to
come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not
made with hands, th'.it is, not of this creation : nei-
ther by the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his
own blood, entered once into the Holies, rmving
obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of
goats and of oxen, and the ashes of an heifer being
sprinkled, sanctify such as are defiled, to the cleans-
ing of the flesh : how much more shall the- blood of
Christ ^who thro' the Holy Ghost offered himself
without spot to God) cleanse our conscience from
dead works to serve the living God ? And there-
fore he is the mediator of the new testament: that
by means of his death, for the redemption of those
transgressions which were under the former testa*
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ment, they that are called may receive the promise
of eternal inheritance.
GRAD. Ps. cxlii. Deliver me, O Lord, from
my enemies; ttach me to do thy will. Ps. xxvii*
Thou, O Lord, art my deliverer from the enraged
Gentiles : thou wilt put me out of the reach of
those that assault me ; and thou wilt rescue me from
the unrighteous man.
TRACT* Ps. cxxviii. Strpe erpugnavcwnt me
ajuvtnlutc mca. They have often attacked me from
my very youth. V. Let Israel now say: They have
often attacked me from my very youth. V. But
they ne er could prevail against me: sinners have
plowed up my back. V. They have a long time
continued in their iniquity : but the Lord, who is
just, will at last cut o*ff the heads of those sinful
men.
(I50#pl. John viii. 46. 59. At that iirne: Jesus
said to the multitude of the Jews ; Which or' you
shall convince me of sin? If I sav the truth to you,
why do you not believe me ? He that is of God,
heareth the words of God ; therefore you hear them
not, because you are not of God. The Jews therefore
answered, and said to him : Do not we say well that
thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil ? Jesus an-
swered ; I have not a devil ; but 1 honour my Fa
ther, and you have dishonoured me. But I seek not
my own glory ; there is one that seeketh and j;idg-
fth. Amen, amen, I say to you: If any man keep
my \vord, he shall not see death for ever. The
Jews therefore said : Now we know that thou hast a
devil. Abraham i> dead, and the prophets ; and
thousayest: If any man keep my word, he shall
not taste death for ever. Art thou greater than
our Father Abraham, who is dead? and the pro.
phets are dead. Whom dost thou make thyself?
Jesus answered ; If 1 glorify myself, my glory is no-
thing. It is my Father that glorifieth me, of whom
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you say that be is your God. And yon have not
known him, but I know him. And if I should lay
that 1 know him not, I should be like to you, a liar.
But I know him, and keep his word. Abra-
ham your father rejoiced that he might see my day :
he saw it, and was glad. The Jews then said to
him ; Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou.
seen Abraham? Jesus said to them: Amen, amen,
I say to you, before Abraham was made, 1 am.
Then they took up stones to cast at him. But Jesus
hid himself, and went out of the temple.
OFFERT. Ps. xcviii I will praise thee, O
Lord, with my whole heart: reward thy servant : I
shall live, and keep thy commandments ; save my
life, according to thy word, O Lord.
SECRET. May these offerings, O Lord, both
loosen the bonds of our wickedness, and obtain for
us the gifts of thy mercy. Thro'.
Preface. * Qui salulem humani generis, p xxx.
CO MM, This is the body which shall be deli-
vered up for you; this is the cup of the new covenant
in my blood, saith the Lord. As often as you re
ceive them, do it in remembrance of me.
P. COMM. AdestQ.~$elp us O Lord our God,
and for ever protect those whom thou hast refreshed
with thy sacred mysteries. Thro'.
MONDAY.
INTRO1T. Ps. lv. Have mercy on me, O Lord,
for man hath trodden me under foot ; he hath as-
saulted and persecuted me the whole day long. PS.
My enemies have trampled me under foot the whole
day long: and the number of those that assault rue
is verv great. Have mercy, &c. to Ps.
COLLECT. Sanc*j#;0.~-?Sanctify, O Lord, we
beseech tht'p, our fusts, and mercifully grant U3 the
pardon of all our sins. Thro'.
LESSON. Jvnas iii. i. lo. In those dans: The
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word of the Lord came to Jonas the second time,
saying: Arise, and go to ISinive the great city ; and
preach in it the \ reaching that I bid thee. And
Jonas arose, and went to Ninive according to the
word of the Lord : now Ninive was a great city of
three days journey. And Jonas bean to entt-r into
the city one day's journey : and he cried and said :
Yet forty days and Ninive shall be destroyed. And
the men of Ninive believed in God : and they pro-
claimed a fast, and put on sackcloth from the great-
est to the least. And the word carne to the King
of Ninive; and he rose up out of his throne, and
cast away his robe from him, and was cloathed with
sackcloth, and sat in ashes. And he caused it to be
proclaimed and published inlSinive from the mouth
of the king and of his princes, saying: Let neither
men nor beasts, oxen nor sheep, taste any thing ;
let them not feed, nor drink water. And let men
and beasts be covered with sackcloth, and cry to the
Lord with all their strength, and let them turn every
one from his evil way, and from the iniquity that
is in their hands. Who can tell if God will turn,
and forgive: and will turn away fiom his fierce
anger, and we shall not perish > And God saw their
works, that they were turned from their evil way:
and the Lord our God had mercy on the people.
GRAD. Ps. liii. -O God, hear my prayer, and
hearken to the words of my mouth. V. Save me,
O God, by thy name, and rescue me by thy might.
TRACT, Ps. cii. Deal not, &c. p. 117.
^ (BOtfptU John vii. 32. 39.^ that time:
The rulrrs and Pharisees sent ministers to appre-
hend Jesus. Jesus therefore said to them: Yet a
little while I am with vou : and then 1 go to him
that sent me. You shall seek me, and shall not iind
me: and where I am, thither you cannot come.
The Jews therefore, said among themselves ; Whi-
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ther will he go, that we shall not find him ? will he
go to the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach
the Gentiles ? What is this saying that he hath said :
You shall seek me, and shall not find me ; and
\vhere 1 am you cannot come ? And on the last
and great day of the festival, Jesus stood and cried,
saying: if any man thirst, let him come to me, and
drink. He that believeth in me, as the scripture
saith, "Out of his belly shall flow rivers of living
water," Now this he said of the Spirit which they
should receive who believed in him,
OFFERT. Ps. vi. Turn to me, O Lord, and
rescue my soul : save me tor thy mercy's sake.
SECRET. Grant us, O Lord our God, that the
sacrifice of our salvation may both cleanse us from
our sins, and appease thy Majesty* Thro*.
COMM. Ps. xxiii The Lord of armies is him-
self the King of Glory.
P. COMM. Sacrawenti. May the participation,
O Lord, we beseech thee, of this saving sacrifice
both cleanse us, and heal us. Thro'.
L(t s pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Da qiucsumux. Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, to thy people health both of body
and mind, that being constant in the practice of
good works, they may always be safe under thy
protection. Thro'.
TUESDAY.
INTROIT. Ps. xxvu Wait for the Lord, act
manfully, let thy heart be comforted, and wait for
the Lord. Ps. The Lord is my lighi and my salva-
tion, whom shall I fear ?
COLLECT. Rostra.--. May our fast, O Lord,
We beseech thee, be acceptable to thee, and, having
purified us from sin, make us worthy of thy grace,
and procure us everlasting remedies. Thro'.
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LESSON. Dan. xiv. 27 42.-- In those days : The
people of Babylon gathered together against the
king, and said to him : Deliver up to us Daniel,
who hath destroyed Bel, and killed the Dragon,
otherwise we will destroy thee and thy family,;
And the king saw that tbey pressed upon him vio-
lently : and being constrained by necessity, he de-
livered Daniel to them* And they cast him into the
den of lions, and he was there six davs. And in the
den there were se eti lions, and they had given to
them two carcases every day, and two sheep: but then
they were not given unto them, to the intent that they
might devour Daniel. Now there was in Jt:
prophet named Habacuc, and he had boiled pot-
tage, and had broken bread in a bowl ; and was
gorcg into the field to carry it to the reapers. And
the angel of" the Lord said to Habacuc : Carry the
dinner which thou hast, into Babylon to Daniel,
who is in the lions den. And Habacuc said: Lord,
I never saw Babylon, nor do 1 know the den. And
the angel of the Lord took him by the top of his
head, and carried him by the hair of his head, and
set him in Babylon over the den in the force of his
spirit. And Habacuc cried, saying: O Daniel,
thou servant of God, take the dinner that God hath
sent th.'H. And Daniel said: Thou hast remem-
bered me, O God, and thou hast not forsaken
them that love thee And Daniel arose and ate.
And the angel of the Lord presently set Habacuc
again in his own place. And upon the seyenth
day the king came to bewail Daniel : and he came
to the den, and looked in, and behold Daniel was
sitting in the midst of the lions. And the !:ing
cried out with a loud voice, saying: Great art thou,
O Lord, the God of Daniel. And lied few him out
of the lions den. But those that had been the cause
of his destruction, he cast into the den, and they
\vere devoured in a moment before him. Then the
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king said : Let all the inhabitants of the whole earth
fear the God of Daniel ; for he is the Saviour, work-
ing signs and. wonders in the earth; who hath deli,
vered Daniel oat of the lions den.
GRAD. PS. xlii. Judge my cause, O Lord, and
deliver me from the wicked and deceitful man. V
Send forth thy light and thy truth ; for they have led
me on and brought me up to thy holy mount.
CB00p0U John vii. i. 13, At thai time: Jesus
walked in Galilee*, for he would not walk in Judea :
because the Jews sought to kill him. Now the Jews
feast of tabernacles was at hand. And his brethren
said to him : Depart from hence, and into Judea;
that thy disciples also may see thy works which thon
dost. For there is no man that doth any thing in
secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly ;
If thou do these things manifest thyself to the world.
For neither did his brethren believe in him. Then
Jesus said to them: My time is not yet come; but
your time is always ready. The world cannot hate
you ; but me it hateth : because L give testimony of
it, that the works thereof are evil. Go you up to
this festival day, but I go not up to this festival day :
because my time is not fully come. When he had
said these things, he himself staid in Galilee. But
after his brethren were gone up, then he also went
up to the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.
The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day,
and said : Where is he ? And there was much mur-
muring among the multitude concerning him. For
some said : Be is a good man. And others said :
No, but he seduceth the people. Yet no man
spoke openly of him, for fear of the Jews.
OFFERT. Ps. ix. Let all, who know thy name,
O Lord, hope in thee ; for thon forsakest not .those
who seek thee. Sing to the Lord, who dvvelleth on
Sion, for he hath not forgot the prayer of the poor.
PASSION-WEEK. 2i;
SECRET. The sacrifices we beg to he offered
to thee, O Lord, are such tokens of temporal com-
fort, that we cannot despair of thy eternal promises.
COMM. Ps. xxiv. Deiiver'me, O God of Israel,
from all my distress.
P. COMM. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that as we daily celebrate these
divine mysteries, we may be made worthy of ihe
rewards of heaven. Thro'.
Let us pray, Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Da nobis. Grant us, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, perseverance in thy service; that in our
days thy faithful may increase both in number and
goodness. Thro*.
WEDNESDAY.
1NTROIT. Ps. xvii. O my deliverer from the
angry Gentile.% ihou wilt place me oiu of the reach
or those that assault me: thou, O Lord, wilt rescue
me from the unrighteous man. IV. I will love thee,
O Lord, my strength: the Lord is my support, my
refuge, and my deliverer.
COLLECT. Sanc/i/Jca(o....finlighte^ O God of
mercy, the hearts of thy people by means of this holy
tastj and since all our devotion is the effect of thy
bounty, mercifully hear the petitions we make. Thro',
LKSSON. Lev. xix. 10. 19. In those days: The
Lord spake to Moses, saying; Speak to all the as-
sembly of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say
to them: I am the Lord your God. You shall not
sieal. You shall not lie; neither shall any man de-
ceive his neighbour. Thou shalt not swear falsely
by my name, nor profane the name of thy God. I
am the Lord. Thou shalt not calumniate thy neigh-
bour, nor oppress him by violence. The wages of
him that \r.\> been hired by t'ue shitll not abide with
thee until the morning. Thou sluut not speak, evil
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of the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the
blind j but thou shnlt fear the Lord thy God, because
I am the Lord. Thou shalt not do that which is
unjust, nor judge unjustly. Respect not the person
of the poor, nor honour the countenance of the
mighty. But judge thy neighbour according to jus-
tice. Thou shalt not be a detracter nor a whisperer
among the people. Thou shalt not stand against the
blood of thy neighbour. I am the Lord. Thou
shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart, but reprove
him openly, lest thou incur sin through him. Seek
not revenge, nor be mindful of the injury of thy citi-
zens. Thou shalt love thy friend as thyself. ' I am
the Lord. Keep ye my la\vs >% /br I am the Lord your
God.
GRAD. Ps. xxix. I will praise thee, O Lord, be-
cause thou hast upholden me ; and hast not let my
enemies rejoice over me. F", O Lord my God, I
have cried out to thee, and thou hast healed mej
thou, O Lord, hath rescued my soul from hell, and
hast saved me from the number of those that are
gone down into the pit,
TRACT. Ps. cii.Deal not, &c. p. 117.
(BOgpeU John x. 22.38.^ that time-. It
was the feast of the dedication at Jerusalem ; and
it was winter. And Jesus walked in the temple in
Solomon's porch, the Jews therefore came round
about him, and said to him : How long dost thou
hold our souls in suspense ? if thou be the Christ tell
us plainly. Jesus answered them: 1 speak to you,
and you believe not; the works that I do in the
name of my Father, they give testimony of me : but
you do not believe, because you are not of my sheep.
My sheep hear my voice: and I know them, and
they follow me; and I give them eternal life; and
they shall not perish for ever, and no man shall
s-natch them out of my hand. That which my Fa-
ther hath given me, is greater 'han all: and no one
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can snatch them out of the hand of my Father. I
and the Father are one. The Jews then took up
stones to stone him. Jesus answered them ; Many
good works 1 have shewed you from my Father; for
winch of those works do you stone me? The Jews
answered him : For a good work we stone thee not,
but for blasphemy : and because that thou being a
man makest thyself God. Jesus answered them : Is
it not written in your law ; I said, you arc Gods V If
he called them gods, to whom the word of God
was spoken, and the scripture cannot be broken ;
do you say, of him, whom the Father hath sanctified
and sent into the world; Thou blasphemest; be-
cause i said, 1 am the Son of God ? If I do not the
works ot my Father, believe me not. But if I do :
though you will not believe me, believe the works,
that you may know and belitve that the Father is in
me, and 1 in the Father.
OFFERT. Ps. Iviii. Deliver me, O my Goc?,
from my enemies; and rescue me, O Lord, from
those that rise up against me.
SECRET. Grant, O merciful God, that we may
offer thee, with a sincere heart, this sacrifice of pro-
pitiation and praise. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xxv. 1 will wash my hands with
the innocent, and go round thy altar, O Lord, that
I may hear the voice of thy praise, and publish all
thy wonderful works.
P. COMM. Calt'stis. Having received thy hea-
venly gift, we humbly beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that it may produce in us the effect of the sa-
crament, and procure our salvation. Thro*.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Adcsto. Hear our prayers and en-
treaties, O Almighty God, and grant that those to
whom thou givest hopes of thy mercy, may experi-
ence the effects of thy usual clemency. Thro*.
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THURSDAY.
1NTROTT. Dan. iii.~ All thou hast done for us,
O Lord, thou bast done with great justice ; because
we have sinned against thee, and have not obeyed
thy commandments: but do thou make thy name
glorious, and deal with us according to the multitude
of thy mercies. Ps. cxviii. Blessed are the unde-
filed in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.
COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty Gotl, that the dignity of humau nature,
which hath been wounded by excess, may be cured
by the practice of healing temperance. Thro*.
LESSON. D/w.iii 3445. In those days ; Aza-
rias prayed to the Lord, saying: Deliver us not up
for ever, we beseech thee, for thy name's sake, and
abolish not thy covenant; and take not away thy
mercy from us for the sake of Abraham thy beloved,
and Isaac thy servant, and Israel thy holy one: to
whom thou hast spoken, promising that thou wouldst
multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the
sand thai is on the sea shore. For we, O Lord, are
diminished more than any nation, and are brought
low in all the earth this day for our sins. Neither is
there at this time prince, or leader, or prophet, or
holocaust, or sacrifice, or oblation, or incense, or
place of first-fruits before thee. That we may find
thy mercy : nevertheless in a contrite heart and hum-
ble spirit let us be accepted. As in holocausts of
rams, and bullocks, and as in thousands of fat lambs:
so let our sacrifice be made in thy sight this day,
that it may please thee: for there is no confusion to
them that trust in thee. And now we follow thee
with all our heart, and we fear thee, and seek thy
face. Put us not to confusion, but deal with us ac-
cording to thy meekness, and according to the multi-
tude of thy mercies. And deliver us according to
thy wonderful works, and give glory to thy name, O
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Lord: and let all them be confounded that shew
evils to thy servants, let them be confounded in all
thy might, and let their strength be broken: and let
them know that thou art the Lord, the only God,
and glorious over all the world. O Lord our God.
GRAD. Ps* xciv. Take your sacrifices and enter
his courts; adore the Lord in his sanctuary. V. Ps.
xxviii. The Lord will open the thick woods; and
all shall publish his glory in his temple.
(0P0p0l* Luke. vii. 36. 50. At that time:
One of the Pharisees desired him to eat with him.
And he went into the house of ihe Pharisee, and at
down to meat. And behold a woman in the city
that was a sinner, when she knew that he sat at
meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster
box of ointment: and standing bthmd at his feet,
she began to wash his teet with tears, and wiped
them with the hairs of h<T head, and kissed his feet,
and anointed them with the ointment. And the
Pharisee, who had invited him, seeing it, spoke with-
ia himself saying: This man, if he were a prophet,
Would know' surely who and what manner of wo.
man this is that touched him, that he is a sinner.
And Jesus answering, said to him, Simon, I have
somewhat to say to tliee. But he said ; Master, say
it. A certain creditor had two debtors, the one
owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. And
whereas they had not wherewith to pay, he forgave
them both. Which therefore of the two loveth him
most ? Simon answering, said : I suppose that he
to v horn he forgave most. And he said to him:
Thou hast judged rightly. And turning to the wo-
man, he said to Simon : Dost thou see this woman ?
I entered into thy house, thou gavest me no wa-
ter tor my feet; but she hath wasneu my feet wnh
tears, and wiped them with her hairs. Thou gavest
me no kiss; but she, since she came in, hath not
ceased to kiss my feet. My head with oil thou
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did not anoint; but she with ointment hath anoint,
ed my feet. \Vherefore I say to thee ; Many sina
are forgiven her, tor she hath loved much. But to
\\hom less is /orgiven, he loveth less. And he said
to her; Thy sins are forgiven thee. And they that
sat at meat with him began to say within themselves;
\Vho is this that forgiveth sins also ? And he said to
the woman; Thy faith hath made the safe, go in
peace.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxxvi. Near the rivers of Baby.
Ion we sat down and wept, whilst we remembered
thee, O Sion.
SECRET. O Lord our God, who hast appointed
the offerings to be consecrated to thee, to consist
chiefly of those creatures, which tho'u createdst for
the support of our weakness: grant, we beseech thee,
that they may be to us both a help in this life, and a
sacrament to procure us that which is eternal. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. cxviii. Remember, O Lord, the
promise thou madest to thy servant, by which thou
gavest me hope; it is that which hath comforted me
in my distress.
P. COMM. Quod. Grant, O Lord, that what we
have received with our mouths we may also take
with a pure mind: and that, of a temporary gift, it
ma) become to us an eternal remedy. Thro'.
Le< ns ]>ray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Esto. Be propitious, O Lord, we
hestech thee, to thy people: that, forsaking what
displeaseth hee, they may find comfort in keeping
thy law. Tl if o.-
FRIDAY.
INTRO IT. Ps. xxx, Have mercy on me, O
Lord, /or I arn in distress: deliver me and rescue me
from the. hands of my enemies, and my pursuers :
Lord, let me never be put to shame, since I have
called on thee. PJ. In thee, O Lord, have 1 hoped :
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never let rae be put to shame: deliver me according
to thy justice.
COLLECT. Cordibus. Mercifully, O Lord,
we beseech thee, pour forth thy grace into our hearts ;
that repressing our sins by voluntary mortifications,
we may rather suffer for them in this life, than be
condemned to eternal torments for them in the nrxt.
Thro'.
LESSON. Jer. xvii. 13. 8.- In those days : Jere-
mias said-. O Lord, the hope of Israel: all that for-
sake thee shall be confounded: they that depari
from thee, shall be written in the earth; because
they have forsaken the Lord, the vein ofliving wa-
ters. Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed : save
me, and I shall be saved ; for thou art my praise.
Behold they say to me; Where is the word of the
Lord? let it come. And I am not troubled, fol-
lowing thee for my pastor, and I have not desired
the day of man, thou knowest it. That which went
ont of my lips, hath been right in thy sight. Be
not thou a terror unto me, thou art my hope in the
day of affliction. Let them be confounded that per-
secute me, and let not me be confounded : let them
be afraid, and let me not be afraid ; bring upon them
the day of affliction, and with a double destruction,
destroy them, Lord our God.
GRAI). Pf. xxiv. My enemies spoke peaceably
tome; but in their anger they were troublesome to
me. V. Thou hast seen it, O Lord, be not silent ;
abandon not me.
TRACT. Pa. cii. Deal not, &c. /MI 7.
(!600pCU John xi. 47. 54. Al that time ;
The chief priests and Pharisees assembled in council
against Jesus, and said : What do we, for this man
doth many miracles? If we let him alone so, all
men will believe in him: and the Romans will
come, and take away our place and nation. But
one of them named Caiphas, being the high-priest
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that year, said to them: You know nothing at all,
neither do you consider that it is expedient for you
that one man should die fur the people, and that
the whole nation perish not. And this he spoke
not jf himself: but being the high priest that year,
he prophesied that Jesus should die for the nation j
and not only for the nation, but to gather in one
the children of God, that were dispersed. From
that day therefore they devised to put him to death.
Wherefore Jesus walked no more openly among the
Jews, but he went unto a country near the desart,
unto a city that is called Ephrem, and there he abode
with his disciples,
OFFERT. P*. cxviii. Blessed art thou, O Lord,
teach me thy law ; and deliver me not up to the
proud ones who calumniate me : and I will give au
answer to those who reproach me.
SECRET. Grant, O merciful God, that we may
always worthily serve at thy altar, and obiaili sal-
vation by constantly partaking of what is offered
thereon. 7 A hro'.
COMM. Deliver me not up, O Lord, to the will
of my pursuers : for unjust witnesses have risen up
against me, and iniquity hath belied itstlf.
P. COMM. Sumpti sacrtficii. May the sacrifice,
O Lord, v\e have partaken of, always protect us, and
repel from us all that is hurtful. Thro*.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Concede. Grant, we beseech thef,
O Almighty God, that we who seek the honour of
thy proU'ction, may be delivered from all evil, and
M.TVC thee with a secure mind. Thro'.
ON FRIDAY IN PASSION WEEK.
The SEVEN DOLOURS of the E. V. MARY.
INTUOIT. John xix. There stood by the cross
of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary
Vie v f ifc of Cleophas, and Salome, and Mary Mag
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flalen. V. Jesus said: Woman, behold thy son;
and to his disciple i Behold thy mother. V. Glory.
Gloria in excel sis *'s said in this Mass.
COLLECT. Dtus, in cujur. - O God, in whose
passion, according to Simeon's prophecy, the sword
of grief pierced the sweet soul of glorious Mary, the
Virgin-mother; grant in thy mercy, that we, who
with honour commemorate her sorrows and suffer-
ings, may be helped by the glorious merits and
prayers of all the saints that faithfully stood by thy
cross, so as to partake of the happy fruits of thy pas-
sion. Who liveth.
Then is made a Commem. of Friday by /< Collect,
Cordibits, as p. "33. As likewise by the Secret and
Postcommunion in their proper places
LESSON. Judith, xiii. 22. 25. The Lord hath
blessed thee by his power, because by thee he hath
brought our enemies to nought. Blessed art thou,
O daughter, by the Lord the most high God above
ali women upon the earth. Blessed be the Lord
who made heaven and earth. Because h;j hath so
magnified thy name this day, that thy praise shall
not depart out of the mouth of men, who shall be
mindful of the power of the Lord for ever, for that
thou hast not spared thy life, by reason of the dis-
tress and tribulation of thy people, but hast prevent*
ed our ruin in the presence of our God.
GRAD. Thou art overwhelmed with grief and
in tears, O Virgin Mary, standing by the cross of our
Lord Jesus thy Son, thy Redeemer.
TRACT- Holy Mary, the Queen of he:ivn and
Lady of the world, stood full of grief by the c-oss of
our Lord Jesus Christ. V O all you that pass by
the way, aitend and see if there beany sorrow like
unto mine.
The SEQUENCE, or PROSE
STAB AT Mater dolprosa, juxta crucem Ucrymosa
dum pendebat pilius
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Cujus animam gementem, contristatam et dolen-
teni pertransivit Radius.
O quam tristis et afflicta, fuit iila benedicta Mater
tmigeniti !
Que maerebnt, et dolebat, et tremebat, cum vide-
bat nati poenas iudyti.
^ Quis est homo qui non fleret, Christi matrem si
videret, in tanto supplicio!
Qnis posset non contristari, piam Matrem contem-
plari dolentem cum Filio ?
Pro peccatis suae gentis, vidit Jesum in tormentis
et nagellis subditum ?
Vidit suum dulcecn natum, morientem desolatum,
dum emisit spiritual.
Eia Mater, fonsamoris! me sentire vim doloris,
fac ut tecum lugiam*
Fac ut ardeat cor meum in amando Christum
Deum, ut sibi complaceam.
Sancta Mater istud agas, crucifixi fige plagas cordi
men valide.
Tui nati vulnerati, tarn dignati pro me pad, pee-
Das mecum divi(]e.
Fac me vere tecum flere, crucifixo condolere do-
nee ' j go vixero.
Juxta crucem tecum stare, te libenter sociare in
planet u desidero.
Virgo virgmum prseclara, mihijam non sis amara,
fac me tecum p'angere.
Fac ut portem Ch isti mortem, passionis fac con-
sortem, et p agas reco'ere.
Fac m? plagis vulnerari, cruce hac inebriari, ob
amorem filii.
Inflammatus, et accensus, per te, virgo, sim de*
fensusj in die judicii.
Fac me cruce custodiri, morte Christi praemunlri,
confoveri gratia.
Quando corpus morietur, fac ut animse donetur
Paraclisi gloria.
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John xix. 25. 27.-.^ f//flf rtwij;
There stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, alid Mary
Magdalen. When J.-sus therefore saw his mother,
and the disciple standing, whom he loved, lie saith
to his mother : Woman, behold thy son ; after that,
he saith to the disciple: Behold thy mother. And
from that hour the disciple tsok her to his own,
OFFERT. Remember, O Virgin-mother of God,
whilst thou standest in the presence of the Lord, to
speak in our favour, that thou mayest turn away'his
wrath from us.
SECRET. \Ve offer thee, O Lord Jesus Christ,
our prayers and sacrifices, humbly entreating thee,
that \ve, who, in our prayers of thin day, commemo-
rate the transfixion of the most sweet soul of blessed
Mary thy mother, may receive our reward with her
and her blessed companions that stood under thy
cross, this holy assembly bring multiplied, through
the merits of thy death. Who livest.
PREFACE. In the transfixion, Ordinary, p. xxxii.
COMM. Happy are the senses of the blessed
Virgin Mary, who, without dying, merited the crown
of martyrdom tinder the cross of the Lord.
P. COMM. Sarrificia. Grant, O Lord Jesus
Christ, that the sacrifice we have partaken of, while
with devotion we celebrate the transfixion of thy
blessed Virgin-mother, may, thro' thy mercy, obtain
for us the effect of every salutary good. Who livest.
SATURDAY.
T^elntroit, Offertory, and Communion, as onTn.
day, p. 222, &-c.
COLLECT. Proficiat. May the people conse-
crated to thy service, we beseech thee, O Lord, im.
prove in the affections of piety ; that, instructed by
these holy mysteries, they may be so much the more
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enriched with thy heavenly gifts, as they become
more acceptable to thy divine majesty. Thro'.
LESSON. Jer. xviii. 1 8 23, In those day* : the
wicked Jews *M to one another* Come, and let us
invent devices against Jeremias: for the law shall
not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise,
nor the word from the prophet; come, and let us
strike him with the tongue, and let us give no heed
to all his words Give heed to me, O Lord, and
hear the voice of my adversaries. Shall evil be ren-
dered for good, because they have digged a pit for
my soul ? Remember that I have stood in thy sight,
to speak good for thf m, and to turn away thy indig-
nation from them. Therefore deliver up their chil-
dren to famine, and bring them into the hands of
the sword: let their wives be bereaved of children,
and widows ; and let the husbands be slain by death:
let their young men be stabbed with the sword in
battle, Let a cry be heard out of their houses;
for thou shalt bring the robber upon them suddenly:
because they have digged a pit to take me, and have
hid snares for my feet. But thou, O Lord, knowest
all their counsel against me unto death: forgive not
their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out
from thy sight: let them be' overthrown before tliy
eyes, in the time of thy wrath do thou destroy them,
O Lord our God.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiv. My enemies spoke peace-
ably to me ; but in their anger they were trouble-
some to me. V. Thou hast seen it, O Lord, be not
silent; abandon me not.
(00$PCU John xii. io. 36. At that time:
The chief priests thought to kill Lazarus also; be-
cause many of the Jews by reason of him went away,
and believed in Jesus. And on the next day a great
multitude, that was come to the festival day, when
ih<>v had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
took branches of palm trees, and went forth to mtet
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him, and cried : Ilosanna, blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel. And
>und a young ass, and sat upon it, as it is
written : " Fear ndt, daughter of Sion : behold, thy
King cometh sitting on an ass's colt." These things
his disciples did not know at the first : but when
Jesus was glorified, they then remembered that
these things were written of him ; and that they had
done these things to him. The multitude therefore
gave testimony, which was with him, when he called
Lazarus out of the grave, and raised him from the
dead. For which reason also the people came to
meet him : because they heard he had done this
miracle. The Pharisees therefore said among them-
selves : Do you see that we prevail nothing? behold,
the whole world is gone after him. Now there
were certain Gentiles among: them that came up to
adore ovi the festival day. These therefore came to
Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and de-
sired him, saying: Sir, we would see Jesus. Philip
cometh, and telleth Andrew. Again Andrew and
Philip told Jesus. But Jesus answered them, saying :
The hour is come that the Son of Man shall he
glorified. Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the
grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, itself re.
maineth aloue. But if it die, it bringeth forth much,
fruit. Hethatloveth his life shall lose it; and he
that hateth his life in this world, keepeth it unto
life eternal. If aay man minister to me, let him
follow me: and where I am, there also shall my
minister be. If any man minister tome, him will
my Father honour. Now is my soul troubled. And
what shall I say ? Father, save me from this hour.
But for this cause I came unto this hour. Father"
glorify thy name. A voice therefore came from hea-
ven: "I have both glorified it* and will glorify it
again." The multitude therefore that stood and
heard, said that it thundered. Others said: An a (U
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&el spoke to him. Jesus answered, and said : This
v oice came not because of me, but for your sakes.
Now is the judgment of the world: now shall the
prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be
lifted up from the earth, will draw all things to my-
self. (Now this he said signifying what death he
should die.) The multitude answered him: We
have heard out of the law, that Christ abideth for
ever; and how sayest thou : The Son of Man must
be lifted up ? Who is tin's Son of Man ? Jesus there,
fore said to them: Yet a little while, the light is
among you. Walk whilst you have the light, that
the darkness overtake you not : and he that walketh
in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. Whilst
you have the light, believe in the light, that you
may be the children of light. These things Jesus
spoke, and he went away and hid himself from them.
OFFERT. Ps. 1 1 8. Blessed art thou, O Lotd,
teach me thy justifications: deliver me not to proud
calumniators : and 1 shall answer those who reproach
me.
SECRET. Mercifully, O Lord, we beseech thee,
deliver us from ail sins and dangers, since thou, al-
lowest us to partake of these great mysteries. Thro*.
P. COMM. Divini. Being filled with the divine
gift, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may
ever live by the participation thereof. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Tucatur. May thy right-hand, O
Lord, we beseech thee, prot< ct thy people making
supplication to thee, und purifying them from their
sins, make them wise, that they may make such use
of the comforts of this present life, as- to arrive a*
that which is eternal. Thro'.
PALM-SUNDAY
IS so called from the ceremory of blessing branches o
Palms, Olives, or some other tree, to be distributed
among the faithful to carry in processiou ; in remembrance
PALM-SUNDAY. 23!
of what the Jewish people did, when Jesus Christ, six
days before his passion, made his triumphant entry into
Jerusalem riding on an ass's colt, as had been foretold by
the prophet, and was received with the joyful acclama-
tions or the multitude, as well as those of his disciples.
Let us, therefore, assist at the ceremony of this day with
recollection and piety : and whilst we bear the Palms in
our hands, let us adore him, who conquered hell by his
death, and endeavour to partake of his triumph, by over-
coming sin. and every inclination contrary to the spirit of
God.
After sprinkling the Holy Water, as usual on other
Sundays, the Office begins thus :
ANT. Hosanna to the Son of David: blessed is
he that cometh in the name of the Lord. O King
of Israel : Hosanna in the highest.
The Lord be with you. JR. And with thy spirit.
Let as pray.
COLLECT. Deus, quern. O God, whom to love
is true righteousness, multiply in our hearts the gifts
of thy holy grace: and since, by the death of thy
only Son, thou hast made us to hope for those
things which we believe; grant that by his resurrec-
tion, we may arrive at the happy end of our journey.
Who liveth.
LESSON. Exod. xv. 27. and\v\. i. ^. In those
days ; The children of Israel came to Llim, where
there were twelve fountains of water, and seventy
palm-trees: and they encamped by the waters.-
Chap. xvi. And they set forward from Elim ; and
all the multitude of the children of Israel came into
the desart of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai,
the fifteenth day of the second month a/ter they
came out of the land ot Egypt. And all the congre-
gation of the children of Israel murmured against
Moses and Aaron in the wilderness. And the chil-
dren of Israel said to them: Would to God we had
died by the hand ot the Lord in the land of Egypt,
when we sat over the flesh pots, and ate bread to
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23* PALM-SUNDAY.
*he full : Why have you brought us into this desart,
that you might destroy all the multitude with fa-
mine ? And the Lord said to Moses: Behold I
will rain bread from heaven for you : let the people
go forth, and gather what is sufficient for every day,
that I may prove them whether they will walk in
my law, or np. But the sixth day let them provide
for to bring in, and let it be double to that they
were wont to gather every day. And Moses and
Aaron said to the children of Israel : in the evening
you shall know that the Lord hath brought you forth
out of the land of Egypt : and in the morning you
shall see the glory of the Lord.
Instead of the Gradual is sung either,
R. The chief priests therefore and the Pharisees
gathered a council and said: What are we doing,
for this man performeth many wonders ? If we let
him go on thus, all will believe in him: * And the
Romans will come and destroy both our country
and us. V. But one of them, named Gaiphas, being
the high priest of that year, said to them: It is for
your interest that one man should die for the people,
and not the whole nation perish. Therefore from
that day they devised to kill him, saying: * And the
Romans, Sec. to V.
Or the following, Matt. xxvi.
R. Jesus prayed unto his Father on mount Olivet:
O Father, if it be possible let this cup pass from me.
The spirit indeed is ready, but the flesh is weak.
Thy will be done. V. Watch and pray, that you
enter not into temptation. The spirit, &c. to V.
CBOjSptfU Matt. xxi. 1.9,- At that time:
Jesus drawing near to Jerusalem; and being come
to Bethphage, at mount Olivet, he sent two of his
disciples, and said to them : Go ye into the village
that is Over against you, and immediately you shall
find an ass tied and a colt with her: loose (heip
and brir.g than to me; <md if any man shall say any
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thing to you, say ye, that the Lord hath need of
them : and forthwith he will let them go. Now all
this was done that the word might be fulfilled which
was spoken by the prophet, saying: "Tell ye the
daughter of Sion : Behold, thy king cometh to thee,
meek, and sitting upon an ass and a colt the foal of
her that is used to the yoke." And the disciples
going, did as Jesus commanded them. And they
brought the ass and the colt: and laid their gar-
ments upon them, and made him sit thereon. And
a very great multitude spread their garments in the
way: and others cut down boughs from the trees,
and strewed them in the way : and the multitudes
that went before and followed, cried, saying :
" Hosanna to the Son of David; Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord."
THE BLESSING OF THE PALMS.
The Lord be with you. R. And wifh thy spirit.
Let us pray. Augefidcw.
Increase, O God, the faith of them that hope in
thee, and mercifully hear the prayers of thy sup.
pliants: let thy manifold mercy come upon us, and
Jet these branches of palm trees, or olive trees, be
blessed : and as in a figure of the Church thou didst
multiply Noah going out of the ark, and Moses go-
ing out of Egypt with the children of Israel ; so let
us, carrying palms and branches of olive trees, go
and meet Christ with good works, and enter thro*
him into eternal joys. Who, &c. -R. Amen.
K. May the Lord be with you. R. And with thy
spirit. r. Raise up your hearts on high. R. We
have raised them up to the Lord. V. Let us give
thanks to the Lord our God, R. It is meet and j i>t.
U is truly meet and just, right and available to
salvation, always and in all places to give thee thanks,
O holy Lord, Almighty Father, eternal God : who
art glorious in the assembly of thy saints. For thy
creatures serve thee, because they acknowledge thee
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for their only Creator and Cod. And the whole
creation praiseth thee, and thy saints bless thee: be-
cause they confess with freedom, before the kings
and powers of this world, the great name of thy
only begotten Son. Before whom the angels and
archangels, the thrones and dominations stand,
ani with all the troops of the heavenly host, sing a
hymn to thy glory, saying without ceasing ;
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord the God of armies.
The heavens and the earth are full of thy glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he that cometh
in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest.
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. Petimus.
We beseech thee, O holy Lord, Almighty Father,
Eternal God, that thou wouldst be pleased to J* bless
and ^sanctify this creature of the olive tree, which
thou madest to shoot out of" the substance of the
wood, and which the dove returning to the ark
brought in its bill : that whoever receiveth it, may
find protection of soul and body: and that it may
prove, O Lord, a saving remedy, and a sacred sign
of thy grace. Thro*. JR. Amen.
Let us pray. Deus, qui dispersa.
O God, who gatherest what is dispersed, and
prtservest what is gathered; who didst bless the peo-
ple, that carried boughs to meet Jesus ; bless .*J also
these branches of the palm-tree and olive-tree, which
thy servants take with faith in honour of thy name :
that into whatever place they may be carried, the
inhabitants of that place may obtain thy blessing ;
aj.'l thy right hand preserve from all adversity, and
protect those that have been redeemed by our Load
Jesus Christ thy Son. Who liveth, JR. Amen.
Let us pray. ]}eus, quiwiirQ.
O God, who by the wonderful order of thy pro-
vidence would even in insensible things shew us the
manner of pur salvation j grant, we beseech thee,
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that the devout hearts of thy faithful may understand
to their benefit the mystical meaning of that cere-
mony, when the multitude, by direction from hea-
ven, going this day to meet our Redeemer, strewed
undeKiis feet palms and olive-branches. The palms
represent his triumph over the prince of death ; and
the olive-branches proclaim, in some manner, the
coming of a spiritual unction. For that pious muU
titude then knew, what was by them signified, that
our Redeemer compassionating the misery of man-
kind, was to fight for the life of the whole world
with the prince of death ; and to triumph over him
by his own death. And therefore in that action
they made use of such things, as might declare both
the triumph of his victory, and the riches of his
mercy. We also with a firm faith, retaining both
the ceremony and its signification, numbly beseech
thee, O holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God t
through the same Lord Jesus Christ; that we, whom
thou hast made his members, gaining by him, and
in him, a victory over the empire of death, may de-
serve to be partakers of his glorious resurrection.
Who liveth. R. Amen.
Let us pray. Deus, gui per olive.
O God, who by an olive-branch didst command
the dove to proclaim peace to the world: sanctity,
we beseech thee, by thy heav^nly^benediction, these
branches of olives and other trees; that they may be
serviceable to all thy people unto salvation. Thro',
JR. Amen.
Let us pray. Bc?iedic.
Bless, JO Lord, we beseech thee, these "branches
of the palm-tree, or olive, tree; and grant that
thy people this day act corporally for thy honour,
they may perform the same spiritually with the
greatest devotion, by gaining a victory over their
enemy, and ardently loving mercy. Thro', ft
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Here tlit Priest sprinkles the Palms with Holy Water,
saying, Sprinkle, &c. as in p. xiii. and having
fumed them thrice, with incense, he says :
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. Deus, qui Ydium.
O God, who, for our salvation, didst send into this
world thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, that he might
humble himself to our Condition, and call us back
to thee. For whom also, as he was coming to Jeru-
salem to fulfil the scriptures, a multitude of faithful
people with a zealous devotion spread their garments
together with palm-branches in the way : grant, we
beseech thee, that we may prepare him the way of
faith, out of which the stone of offence and the rock
of scandal being removed, our actions may flourish
with branches of righteousness, so that we may be
worthy to follow his steps. Who liveth, R. Ameiu
The Palms, being bkssed, are distributed to the people
kneeling and kissing them as well as tht Priest's
hand. During the distribution the following An-
thems are repeated till the whole are distributed :
ANT.The Hebrew children carrying olive- branches
met the Lord, crying out, and saying: Hosanna in
the highest.
ANT. The Hebrew children spread their garments
in the way, and cried out, saying: Hosanna to the
Son of David : blessed is he lhat cometh in the
name of the Lord,
The Lord he with you. E. And with thy spirit.
Let fls pray. Omnipotent.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who wouldst have
our Lord Jesus Christ ride on the colt of an ass, and
didst inspire the crowds of people to spread their
garments, and branches of trees in the way, and to
siag Hosauna to his praise; grant, we beseech thee,
that we may imitate their innocence, and deserve to
partake of their merits. Thro'. R. Amen.
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Htre the PROCESSION begins in (he usual form % dur-
ing u,kich 9 some of the Jo Mowing Anthems arc sung.
The Priest or Deacon giving notice thereof by
saying :
Let us set out in peace. H. In the name of
Christ. Amen.
ANTHEMS during the PROCESSION.
ANT. Matt. xxi. When the Lord drew nigh to
Jerusalem, he sent two of his disciples, saying: Go
to the village that is over against you ; and you will
find the colt of an ass tied, upon which no man hath
sat j loose it, and bring it to me. if any one ask
you any questions, say : The Lord wanteth it.
They untied and brought it to Jesus, and laid their
garments upon it ; and he seated himself on it.
Others spread their garments in the way; others cut
branches from the trees j and those who followed,
cried out Hosanna, blessed is he that cometh in the
name of the Lord; and blessed be the reign of our
father David; Hosanna in the highest. O Son of
David have mercy on us-
ANT. When the people heard, that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem, they took palm-branches, and
went out to meet him: and the children cried out,
saying: This is he, who is come for the salvation
of the people. He is our salvation, and the redemp-
tion of Israel. How great is he, whom the thrones
and dominations go out to meet ! Fear not, O
daughter of Sion : behold thy king cometh to thee
sitting on an ass's colt, as it is written. Hail, O
King, the Creator of me world, who art come to
redeem us.
ANT. Six days before the solemnity of the Pass-
over, when the Lord was coming into the city of
Jerusalem, the children met him, and carried palm-
branches in their hands j and they cried out with a
loud voice, saying; Hosanna in the highest: blessed
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art thou who art come in the multitude of thy
mercy : Hosanna in the highest.
ANT. The multitudegoeth oat to meet their Re-
deemer with flowers and palms, and payeth the ho-
mage due to a triumphant conqueror: the Gentiles
proclaim the Son of God : and their voices rend the
skies in the praise of Christ : Hosanna in the highest.
ANT. Let us faithfully join with the angels and
children, singing to the Conqueror of death : Ho-
sanna in the highest.
ANT. A greift multitude that was met together at
the festival, cried out to the Lord : Blessed is he that
cometh in the name of the Lord : Hosanna in the
highest.
At the return of the Procession, two or four chanters
go into the church) and shutting the door 9 with their
faces towards the Procession, sing the two first
vtrses of thefollozoing Hymn,* To thee, O Christ,
&c. which are repeated by the Priest and the others
without the church. Then they zvho are within,
sing the following verses ; to which those that arc
without, after every two verses, answer,
*r~iT*o thee, O Christ, be glory, praises loud:
JL To thee, Hosanna, cried the Jewish crowd.
R> To thee*
We Israel's monarch, David's Son proclaim :
Thou com'st, blest King, in God's most holy name,
R. To thee.
Angels and m ^n, in one harmonious choir,
To sing thy everlasting praise conspire.
R. To thee.
Thee Israel's children met with conqu f ring palms;
To thee our vows we pay in loudest psalms.
R. To thee.
For thee on earth with boughs they strew 1 d the ways:
To thee in heaven we sing melodious praise,
K. To thee.
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Accept tbis tribute, which to thee we bring,
As thou didst theirs, O good and gracious King.
R. To thee.
Here the Subdeacon knocks at the door with the, font
of the cross ; which being opened, the Procession
enters the Church kinging. This ceremony repre-
sents our pilgrimage in this mortal life, in which
uv unite in the praises of God with the blessed in
heaven; and live in hopes that the gates t.(--
will be opened to us thro' the merits of the croas of
Christ.
R. As our Lord entered the holy city, the He-
brew children declaring the resurrection of life*
* With palm-branches cried out: Hosanna in the
highest. F. When the people heard, that Jesus was
coming to Jerusalem, they went out to meet him,
and With palm- branches, &c. as above, to V.
At Mass all hold the Palms in their ham in daring t/<t
reading or singing of the Pas>'.<
1NTROIT. Ps. xxi.
LORD, keep not thy J~\0mnu, nc longc fa-
help far from me ; ~~^ cuts auxtliam lit am a
look to my defence; we, ad dtfensionem mettrii
save me from the lion's aspire: tibtra me de on
Miuuth, and rescue me lconis % ct a cornibua uni-
in my distress, from the cornlum humilitatun mt*
horns of unicorns. Pa. am.
O God, my God, look Ps. Deus, Deu*
upon me: why hast thou respice in me: quart //<*
forsaken me ? They are dereliqaisti ? Longe a
my sins that keep salva- salute mea verba delicts
tion far from me. Lord rum ine^ntm. Dwuine,
keep not, &rc. ne longe, Ar.
LLECT. O/w/2/y o/'tv.'S.-.-O almightv and rter-
aal God, who wouldt have our Saviour become
in in, and suffer on a cross, to give mankind an ex-
ample ut humility : mercifully grant, that \ve airu
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improve by the example ofhis patience, and
of his resurrection. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Philip. if. e. it. ... Brethren : Let
this mind be in yon, which was also in Christ Jesus ;
who being in the form of God ? thought it not rob-
bery, to be equal with God : but debased himself,
taking the form of a servant, being made in the like-
ness of a servant, and in habit found as a man. He
humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death ;
even to the death of the cross. For which cause God
also hath exalted him, and hath given him a name
which is above all names: that in the name of Jesus
every knee shall bow, of those that are in heaven,
on earth, and under the earth. And that every
tongue should confess that the Lord Jesus Christ is
in the glory o<the Father.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxii. Thou hast held me by my
right hand, and conducted me according to thy
good will, and raised me up in glory. \\ How good
is the God of Israel to those that are upright of
heart! But my feet were almost gone, my steps were
ready to slip : because I looked on sinners with a
jealous eye, seeing the w r icked in peace.
TRACT. Ps. xxi. Deus, Dens meus, respice in
me quart: we derdiquisti ? O God, my God, look
down upon me: why hast thou forsaken me? V.
They are my sins that keep salvation from me. V.
My God f will cry out to thee in the day, and thou
wilt not hear me : I will cry to thee in the night,
and it will not be a foliy in me. V. But thou dvveU
lest in the sanctuary, O thou the praise of Israel. V*
Our father hoped in thee: they hoped in thee, and
thou didst deliver them. V. They cried out to thee,
and were saved: they hoped in thee, and were not
put to shame. V. But 1 am a worm, and not a rr-an:
the reproach of men, and the outcast of the people.
V. All that saw me, scorned me: they talked of
me, and shook their heads. V. He put his trust ia
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the Lord, said they : let him deliver him; let him.
save him, because he loveth him. F. They consi-
dered me, and viewed me attentively : they divided
my garments amongst them, and cast lots for my
vest. F. Deliver me from the lion's month : rescue
me in my distress from the horns of the unicorns.
F. Yon that fear the Lord, praise him ; O all you
of the race of Jacob magnify him. F. A people
that is to come, 'shall be declared the Lord's : and
the heavens shall publish his justice. F. To a
people, to be born, whom the Lord hath made.
Tht PASSION of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
according to Matt. xxvi. and xxvii.
AT that time; Jfsus said to his disciples: You
" know that after two days shall be the pasch,
and the Son of Man shall be delivered up to be cru-
cified. Then were gathered together the chief
priests and ancients of the people into the court of
the high priest, who was called Caiphas: and they
consulted together, that by subtilty they might ap-
prehend Jesus, and put him to death. But they
said : Not on the festival day, lest perhaps there
should be a tumult amongst the people. And when
Jesus was iu Bethania, in the house of Simon the
leper, there came to him a woman having an
alabaster-box of precious ointment, and poured it
on his head as he was at table, And the disciples
seeing it, had indignation, saying: To what pur-
pose is this waste? For this might have been sold for
much, and given to the poor. And Jesus knowing
it, said to them : Why do you trouble this woman ?
for she has wrought a good work upon me. For the
poor you have always with you, but me you have not
alwavs. For she, in pouring this ointment upon
my body, hath done it for my burial. Amen, 1 say
to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached in
the \vhole world, that a!*o which she hath done,
shall be told for a memory of her. Then went one
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of the twelve, who was called Judas I.scariot, to the
chief priests, and said to them: What will you give
me, and I will deliver him unto you ? But they ap-
pointed him thirty pieces of silver. And from thence-
forth he sought an opportunity to betray him. And
on the first day of the Azymes the disciples came to
Jesus, saying : Where wift them that we prepare for
thee to eat the pasch? But Jesus said: Go ye into
the city to a certain man, and say to him: The Master
saith my time is near at hand, I will keep the pasck
at thy house with my disciples. And the disciples
did as Jesus appointed to them, and they prepared
the pasch. Now when it was evening, ho sat
down with his twelve disciples. And whilst they
were eating, he said : Amen, I say to you, that one
of you is about to betray me. And they being very
much troubled, began every one to say: hit \ t
Lord ? But he answering said ; He that dippeth his
hand with me in the dish, he shall betray me. The
Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him ;
but wo to that man, by whom the Son of Man shall
be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man
had not been born. And Judas, that betrayed him,
answering, said : Is it f, Rabbi ? He saith to him :
Thou hast said it. And whilst they were at supper,
Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke; and gave
to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat: this
is my body. And taking the chalice he gave thanks,
and gave to them, saying: Drink ye all of this. For
this is my blood of the New Testament which: shall
be shed for many for the remission of sins. And I sayr
to you, I will not drink from henceforth of this-
fruit of the vine, until that day when I shall drink i*
new with you in the kingdom of my Father. And a
hymn being said, they went out into mount Olivet.
Then Jesus said to them: All you shall be scanda-
lized in me this night. For it is written: " [will
strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall
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be dispersed/' But after 1 shall be risen again, I
\vill %o before you into Galilee. And Peter an-
swering, said to him: Although all shall be scan-
dalized 'in thee, I will never be scandalized. And
Jesus said to hi in: Amen, I say to thee, that in this
night, before the cock crow, thou wilt deny me
thrice. Peter saith to him: Yea, though
should die with thee, I will not deny thee. And
in like manner said all the disciples. Then Jesus
came with them into a country place which is
called Gethsamani ; and he said to his disciples" : Sit
you here, till 1 go yonder, and pray. And taking
with him Peter and the two sons of Zcbedee, he
began to grow sorrowful and to be sad. Then lie
saith to them: My soul is sorrowful even unto
death , stay you here and watch with me. And
going a little further he fell upon his face, praying,
and saying: My Father, if it be possible, let this
chalice pass from me. Nevertheless, not as I will,
but as thou wilt. And he cometh to his disciples,
and findeth them ableep, and he saith to Peter ;
\Vhatl Could you not watch one hour with me r
Watch ye, and pray that ye enter not into tempta-
tion. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak. Again the second time he went, and pray-
ed, saying : My Father, if this chalice may not pas*
away, but I must drink it, thy will be done. And
he cometh again, and findeth them asleep ; for their
eyes wire heavy. And leaving them, he went
again ; and he prayed the third time, saying the self
same words. Then he cometh to his disciples, and
saith to them : Sleep ye now, and take your rest :
behold the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man
shall be betrayed into the hands of sinners. Rise,
let us go: behold he is at hand that will betray me.
As he yet spoke, behold Judas, one of the twelve,
came, and with him a great multitude with swords
and clubs, sent from the chief priests and the and*
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ents of the people. And he that betrayed him, gave
them a sign, saying: Whomsoever I shall kiss, that
is he, hold him fast. And forthwith coming to Je-
sus, he said:* Hail, Rabbi. And he kissed him.
And Jesus said to him: Friend, whereto art thou
come ? Tliea they came up and laid hands on Je-
sus, and held him. And behold one of them that
were with Jesus, stretching forth his hand, drew out
his sword j and striking the servant of the high
priest, cut off his ear. Then Jesus said to him :
Put up again thy sword into its place $ for all that
take the sword, shall perish with the sword. Think-
est thou that 1 cannot ask my Father, and he will
give me presently more than twelve legions of
angels? How then shall the scriptures be fulfilled,
that so it must be done ? In that saane hour Jesus
said to the multitude : You are come out as it were
to a robber, with swords and clubs, to apprehend
me. 1 sat daily with you teaching in the temple,
and you laid not hands on me. Now all this was
done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be
fulfilled, Then the disciples all leaving him, fled,
But they holding Jesus, led him to Caiphas the
high -priest, where the scribes and the ancients were
assembled. And Peter followed him afar off, even
to the court of the high-priest. And going in, he
sat with the servants, that he might see the end.
And the chief priests and the whole council sought
false witness against Jesus, that they might put him
to death ; and they found not, whereas many false
witnesses had come in. And last of all there came
two false witnesses, and they said : This man said, I
am able to destroy the temple of God, and afte*
three days to rebuild it. And the high-priest rising
up, said to him: Answerest thou nothing to the
things which these witness against thee ? But Jesus
held his peace. And the h gh priest said lo him:
J adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us if
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thou be the Christ the Son of God. Jesus saith to
him: Thou hast said it. Nevertheless I say to you>
hereafter you shall see the Son of Man sitting on,
the right hand of the power of God, and coming in
the clouds of heaven. Then the high- priest rent
his garments, saying: He hath blasphemed, what
fiiriher need have we of witnesses? Behold, now
,011 have heard the blasphemy; what think you f-
3ut they answering, said: He is guilty of death*
Then did they spit in his face, and buffet him,
and others struck his face with the palms of their
hands, saying; Prophesy unto us, O Christ ; who is
he that struck thee? But Peter sat without in the
court: and there came to him a servant maid, say-
ing : Thou also wast with Jesus the Galilean. But
he denied before them a!), saying; 1 know not what
thou savest. And as he went out of the gate, ano-
ther maid saw him, and she saith to them that were
there: This man also was with Jesus of Nazareth.
And again he denied with an oath : That 1 know
not the man. And after a little while they came
that stood by, and said to Peter ; Surety thou also
art one ot them; for even thy speech doth discover
thee. Then he began to curse and swear that he
knew not the man. And immediately the co.k
crew. And Peter remembered the words of Jesus
winch he had said ; Before the cock crow, thou
wilt deny me thrice. And going forth, he wept
bitterly. And when morning was come, all the
chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel
against Jesus, that they might put him to death.
And they brought him bound, and delivered him to
Pontius Pilate the governor. Then Judas, who be-
trayed him, seeing that he was condemned, repent,
ing himself, brought back the thirty pieces of silver
to the chief priests and ancients, saying: I have
sinned, in betraying innocent blood. But they
said : What is that to us ? look ihou to it. Aud
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casting down the pieces of silver in the temple, he
departed, an<l went and feanged himself with an hal-
ter. But the chief priests having taken the pi
of silver, said: It is not lawful to put them into the
corbona, because it is the price of blood. And after
they had consulted together, they bought with them
the potter's field, to be a burying place for str$-
gers. For this cause that field was called Hacel-
dama, that is, the field of blood, even to this day.
Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jere-
mias the prophet, saying: "And they took the
thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that was priz-
ed, v.'hom they prized of the children of Israel. And
they gave them unto the potter's field, as the Lord
appointed to me." And Jesus stood before the go-
vernor, and the governor asked him, saying: Art
them the king of the Jews? Jesus saith to" him;
Thou sayest it. And when he was accused by the
chief priests and ancients he answered nothing. Then
Pilate saith to him: Dost thou not hear how great
testimonies they alledge against thee ? And he an-
swered hip to never a word; so that the governor
wondered exceedingly. Now upon the solemn day
the governor was accustomed to release to the peo-
ple one prisoner, whom they would. And he had
then a. notorious prisoner, that was called Barabbas.
They therefore being gathered together, Pilate said:
V/hom will you that I release to you, Barabbas, or
Jesus that is called Christ ? For he knew that for en-
vy they had delivered him. And as he was sitting
in the place of judgment, his wife sent to him, say-,
ing: Have thon nothing to do with that just man.
For I have suffered many things this day in a dream
because of him. But the chief priests and ancients
persuaded the people, that they should ask Barab-
bas, and make Jesus away. And the governor an.
swering, said to them : Whether will you of the
two to be released uuto you But they said Barab-
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bas. Pilate iaith to them : What shall I do then
wish Jesus that is called Christ ? They say all : Let
him be crucified. The governor said to them :
\Vhy, what evil hath he done? But they cried out
the more, saying: Let him be crucified. And Pi-
Kite seeing that he prevailed nothing ; but rather
a tumult was made; taking water he washed his
hands before the people, saying: I am innocent of
the blood of this just man: look you to it. And the
whole people answering, said; Mis blood be upon
us, and upon our children. Then he released to
them Barabbas: and having scourged Jesus, deliver-
ed him unto them to be crucified. Then the sol-
diers of the governor taking Jesus into the hall, ga-
thered together unto him the whole band ; and
stripping him, they put a scarlet cloak about him.
And platting a crown oflhorns, they put it upon
his head, and a reed in his right hand. And bow-
ing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying :
Hail, king of the Jews. And spitting upon him,
they took the reed, and struck his head. And after
they had mocked him, they took off the cloak from
bin), and put on his own garments, and led him
away to crucify him. And going out they met a
man of Cyrene, named Simon: him they forced to
take up t<ie cross. And they came to the place that
is called Golgotha, which is the place of Calvary.
And they gave him wine to drink mingled vvith gall.
And when he hud tasted, he would not drink.
Arid after they had crucified him, they divided liis
liumients, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled
v hith was spoken by the prophet, saying: * They
1 my garments among them; and upon my
vesture they cast lots:" and they sat and watched
him. And they put over his head his cause written :
THIS is JESUS THE KIKG OF THE JEW?. Then
were crucified with him two thieves; one on the
right Laud, and one en the left. And they ihat
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passed by blasphemed him, wagging their head?,
and saying : V ah, thou that destroyest the temple of
God, and in three days dost rebuild it, save thy own
self: if thou be the Sou of God, come dowu from
the cross. In l?ke manner also the chief priests,
with the scribes and ancients, mocking, said;
He saved others; himself he cannot save: if he be
the king of Israel, let him now come down from the
cross, and we will believe him. He trusted in God :
let him now deliver him, if he will have him : for rte
said: I am the Son of God. And the selfsame thing
the thieves also that were crucified with him, re-
proached htm with.Now from the sixth hour there was
darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour,
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice
saying: Eli,Eti, lammasabacthar.i? that is, "my God,
my God, why hast thou forsaken me ?" And some
that stood there and heard, said : This man calleth
Eiias. And immediately one or them running, took
a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a
reed, and gave him to drink. Arid the others
said; let us see whether Elias will come and deli-
ver him. And Jesus again crying with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost. *'And behold the veil of the
temple was rent in two from the top even to the
bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were
rent. And the graves were opened ; and many bo-
dies of the saints that had slept arose. . And coming
out of the tombs after his resurrection, came into
the holy citv and appeared to many. Now the
Centurion, and they that wt-re with him watching
Jesus, having seen the earthquake and the things
that were done, were sore afraid, saying: Indeed
this was the Son of God. And there were there
many women afar off who had followed Jesus from
Galilee, ministering unto him: among whom was
Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of Jame s
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and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee.
And when it was evening, there came a certain rich
man of Arimathea, named Joseph, who also him-
self was a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate, and
asked the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded
that the body should be delivered. And Joseph
taking the body wrapped it up in a clean liaen
cloth, and laid it in his own new monument, which
he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great
stone to the door of the monument, and went his
way. And there was there Mary Magdalen, and the
other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre.
Here the, Priest sayz, Cleanse my heart, &c, p. xx.
AND the next day, which followed the day of
preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees
came together to Pilate, saying; Sir, we have re-
membered, that that seducer said, while he was
yet alive: Alter three days I will rise again. Com-
mand therefore the sepulchre to be guarded until the
third day : Itst perhaps his disciples come and steal
him away, and say to the people he is risen from
the dead ; and the'last error shall be worse than the
first. Pilate said to them : You have a guard ; go,
guard it us you know. And they departing, made
the sepulchre sure, sealing the stone, and setting
guards.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixviii. My heart hath long borne
reproach and misery : and 1 looked for some one to
condole with me, and ihere was none: I sought
for one to comiort me, and found none- they gave
me gali to eat, and vinegar to drink in my thirst.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that what hath been ottered in the presence of thy
divine Majesty may procure us the grace of devotion,,
and effectually obtain a blessed eternity, Thro'.
COMM. Matt. xxvi. Father, if this cup cannot
pass away, but 1 must drink it, thy will be do.ie.
F. COMM. Per %*. May our vices, O Lord*
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be destroyed, and our righteous desires fulfilled by
the etficacy of these mysteries. Thro'.
In private Masses, the Gospel Matt. xxi. (as above
in the blessing of the Palms, p. 232,) is here read
instead of the ordinary Gospel, John i. p. xlv.
MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK.
INTRO1T. Ps. xxxiv Judge those, O Lord,
who hurt me; defeat those that assault me : take
thy armour and come to my assistance, O Lord,
my mighty Saviour. Ps. Draw thy sword, and stop
those that are in pursuit of me; say to my soul : I
am thy salvation. Judge those, O Lord, &c. to Ps.
COLLECT. Da, quffsunms. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O Almighty God, that we, who thro*
our weakness faint Dueler so many adversities, may
recover by the passion of thy only begotten Son.
\Vho, with thee and the Holy Ghost, liveth, &c.
LESSON. Isaias 1. 5. 10. In those days :
Isaias said : The Lord God hath opened my ear, and
I do not resist : I have not gone back. I have given
my body to the strikers, and my cheeks to them that
plucked them: J have not turned away my face
from them that rebuked me, and spit upon me.
The Lord God is my helper, therefore am I not con-
founded. He that is near justifieth me, who will
contend with me ? let us stand together. Who is
my adversary ? let him come near to me. Behold
the Lord God is my helper: who is he that shall
condemn me? Lo, they shall all be destroyed as a
garment, the moth shall cat them up. Who is
there among you that feareth the Lord, that heareth
the voice of his servant, that hath walked in dark-
ness, and hath no light ? let him hope in the name
ot the Lord, and lean upon his God.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiv. Arise, O Lord, be attentive
to my trial j my God and my Lord, undertake my
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cause, f". Draw thy sword, and stop those that are
in pursuit of me.
TRACT. Ps. cii. Deal not, &c, p. 117.
d500pCU John xii. i. 9 Now J*sus, six
(!:.vs before the pasch, came to Bethania, where La-
zarus had been dead, whom Jesus raised to life. And
they made him a supper there; and Martha served,
but Lazarus was one of them that were at tabie with
him. Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of
right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the
feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and
the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Then one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot, he that
was about to betray him, said: Why was not this
ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to
the poor? Now he said this, not because he cart-d
for the poor, but because he was a thief, and hav-
iug the purse, carried what was put therein. But
Jesus said ; Lot her alone, that she may keep it
against the day of my burial For the poor you have
always with you, but me you have not always. A
sjrent multitude therefore of the Jews knew that he
was there ; and they came, not for Jesus 1 s sake only,
but that they might see Lazarus, whom he had rais-
ed from the dead.
OFFKRT. Ps* cxliii. Deliver me from my ene-
mies, O Lord : to thee have I fled, teach me to do
thy will ; because thou art my God.
SECRET'. Grant, O Almighty God, that being
purified by the powerful virtue of this sacrifice, we
may arrive with greater purity to the author and in-
stitutor thereof. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. xxxiv. Let them blush and be
ashamed, who rejoice at my misfortunes; let them
be covered with shame and confusion, who speak
maliciously against me.
P. COMM. P7u6cunf.-^Let thy holy mysteries.
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O Lord, inspire us with divine fervour: that we may
delight both in their effect and celebration. Thro\
Letuspray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Adjuva. Help us, O God, our sal-
vation ; and grant that we may celebrate v ith joy
the memory of these benefits, by which thou hast
been pleased to redeem us. Thro*.
TUESDAY.
INTROIT. Gal. vi. We ought to glory in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ: in whom is our sal-
vation, life, and resurrection j by whom we have
been saved and delivered. Ps. Ixvi. May God have
mercy on us, and bless us : may his countenance
shine upon us, and may he take pity on us. We
ought to glory, &c. toPs.
COLLECT. Omnipotcns O almighty and ever-
lasting God, grant that we may so celebrate the
mysteries of our Lord's passion, as to obtaia thy
pardon. Thro* the same.
LESSON. Jer. xi. 18. 20. -.- In those days;
Jeremias said : Thou, O Lord, hast shewn it to me,
and 1 have known: then thou shewedst me their do-
ings. And I was as a meek lamb, that is carried to
be a, victim : and I knew not that they had devised
counsels against me, saying: Let us put wood on
his bread, and cut him off from the land of the lin-
ing, and let his name be remembered no more. But
thou, O Lord of Sabaoth, who judgest justly, ami
triest the reins and the heart, let me see thy revenge
on them : for to thee I have revealed my cause.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiv. When they were trouble,
some tome, I put on hair-cloth, and humbled my
soul in fasting; and I will yet continue to pour forth
my prayer in my bosom. F. Judge thou, O Lor<5,
those who hurt me: defeat those that assault me:
take thy armour and shield, and come to my assist*
ance.
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The PASSION of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
according to Mark. xiv. and xv.
/IT that time: The feast of the pasch and of the
r-* azymes was after two days: and the chief
priests and the scribes sought how they might by
some wile lay hold on him and kill him. But they
said : Not on the festival day, lest there should be a
tumult among the people. And when he was in
Bethania, in the house of Simon the lep^r, and was
at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster
box of ointment of precious spikenard : and breaking
the alabaster box, she poured it out upon his head.
Now there were some that had indignation within
themselves, and said; Why was this waste of the
ointment made? For this ointment might have been
sold for more than three hundred pence, and given
to the poor. And they murmured against her. But
Jesus said : Let her alone, why do you molest her ?
She hath wrought a good work upon me. For the
poor you have always with you, and whensoever you
will, you may do them good ; but me you have not
always. She hath done what she could: she is
come before-hand to anoint my body for the burial.
Amen 1 say to you, wheresoever this gospel shall be
preached in the whole world, that also which she
hath done shall be told for a memoihl of her.
And Judas I^ariot, one of the tuelvr, went to the
chief priests, to betray him to them. And they
hearing it were glad ; and promised to git'e him
money. And he sought how lie might conveniently
betrny him. Now on the first day of the uulea\ enoj
bread, when they sacrificed the pasch, the disciples
say to him: Whither wilt thou that we go and prc-
pare for thee to eat the pasch ? And he sendt-th two
of hi- disciples, and saithtothem: Go ye into the
city, and then- ^hall me<-t you a man carrying a
pueher of water, follow him: and whithersoever he
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shall go in, sav to the master of the house : The
Master saith: Where is my refectory; that: I may
eat the pasch with my disciples ? And he will shew
you a large dining room furnished; and there pre-
pare ye for us. * And his disciples went their way,
and came into the city : and they found as he had
told them, and they prepared the pasch. And
when evening was come, he cometh with the
twelve. And when they were at table and eating,
Jesus saith: Amen I say to you, one of you that
eateth with me shall betray rne. But they began
to be sorrowful, and to say to him on<4 by one : Is it
I? And he said to them: one of the twelve who
dippeth his hand in the dish with me. And the
Son of Man indeed goeth, as it is written of him;
but wo to that man by whom the Son of Man shall
be betrayed. It were better for him, if that man
had not been born. And whilst they were eating,
Jesus took bread ; and blessing, broke, and gave to
them, and said : Take ye, this is my body. And
having taken the chalice, giving thanks, he gave it
to them ; and they all drank of it. And he said to
them : This is my blood of the new testament,
which shall be shed for many. Amen I say unto
you, that I will drink no more of this fruit of the
vine, until that day when I shall drink it new in the
kingdom of God, And when they had sung a
hymn, they went forth to the mount of Olives.
And Jesus saith to them : You will all be scandalized
in my regard this night; for it is written: " I will
strike the shepherd, and the sheep shall be dispers-
ed." But after [ shall be risen again, 1 will go be-
fore you into Galilee. But Peter saith to him : Al-
though all shall be scandalized in thee, yet not I.
And Jesus saith to him : Amen I say to thee, to day,
even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou
shalt deny me thrice. But he spoke the more vehe-
mently; Although I should die together with thee,
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I will not deny thee. And in like manner also said
they all. And they came to a farm called Gethse-
niani. And he saith to his disciples : Sit you he1*>
while I p/ay. And he taketh Peter, and James,
and John with him; and he began to fear, and to
be heavy. And he saith to them : My sonl is sor-
rowful even unto death; stay you here, and watch.
And when he had gone forward a little, he fell flat
on the ground; and he prayed that, if it might be,
the hour might pass from him. And he said : Abba,
Father, all 'things are possible to thee, takeaway
this chalice from me; but not what I v\ ill, but what
thou wilt. And he cometh, and findeth them sleep-
ing. And he saith to Peter : Simon, sleepest thou !
couldst thou not watch one hour ? Watch ye, and
pray, that ye enter not into temptation. The spirit
indeed is willing, hut the flesh is weak. And going
away again, he prayed, saying the same words.
And when he returned he found them again asleep,
(for their eyes were heavy) and they knew not what
to answer him. And he cometh the third time,
and saiih to them Sleep ye now, u.ul take your
rest. It is enough : the hour is come; behold the
Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of sin-
ners. Rise up, let us go. Behold he that will be-
tray me, is at hand. And while he was yet speak-
ing, cometh Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, and
with him a great multitude with swords and stavesj
from the chief priests, and the scribes, and the an-
cients. And he that betrayed him had given them a
sign, saying. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that is he,
lay hold on him, and lead him away carefully. And
when he was come, immediately going up to him,
he saith : Hail, Rabbi : and he kissed him. But they
laid bauds on him, and held him. And one of
them that stood by, drawing a sword, struck a ser-
vant of the chief priest, and cut off his ear. And
Jesus answering, said to them: Are you come out
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as against a robber with swords and staves to appre-
hend me? L was daily with you in the temple
teaching, and you did not lay hands on me. But,
that the scripture may be fulfilled. Then his
disciples leaving him, all fled away. And a certain,
young man followed him, having a linen cloth cast
about his naked body: and they laid hold on him.
But he casting off the linen cloth, fled from them
naked. And they brought Jesus to the high priest ;
and all the priests and the scribes and the ancients
were assembled together. And Peter followed him
afar off even into the palace of the high priest ; and
he sat with the servants at the fire and warmed him-
self. And the chief priests and all the council
sought for evidence against Jesus, that they might
put him to death, and they found none. For many
bore false witness against him, and their evidence
did not agree. And some rising up, bore false wit-
ness against him, saying; We heard him say: I
will destroy this temple made with hands, and
within three days I will build another not made with
hands. And their witness did not agree. And the
high- priest rising up in the midst, asked Jesus, say-
ing; Answerest thou nothing to the things that are
laid to thy charge by these men? But he held his
peace and answered nothing. Again the high -priest
asked him, and said to him: Art thou Christ the
Son of the blessed God ? And Jesus said to him ; I
am. And you shall see the Son of Man sitting on
the right hand of the power of God, and coming
in the clouds of heaven. Then the high-priesc
rendi ng his garments, saith: What need we any further
witnesses? You have* heard the blasphemy. What
think you ? And they all condemned him to be guilty
of death. And some began to spit on him, and to co
ver his face, and to buffet him, and to say to him:
Prophesy: and the servants struck him with the
of their hands. Now when Peter was in the
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court below, there cometh to hira one of the maid-
servants of the high-priest; and when she had seen
Peter warming himself, looking on him, she saith :
Thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth. But he de-
nied, saying : I neither know noi understand what
thou sayest. And he went forth before the court,
and the cock crew. And again a maid servant see-
ing him, began to say to the standers-by; This is
one of them. But he denied again. And after a
while, they that stood by said again to Peter s Sure-
ly thou art one of them, for thou also art a Galilean.
But he began to curse and swear, saying : 1 know
not this man of whom you speak. And immedi-
ately the cock crew again. And Peter remembered
the word that Jesus had said to him : Before the
cock crew twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And
he began to weep. (Chap, xv.) And straightway in
the morning, the chief priests holding a consultation
with the ancients and the scribes, and the whole
council, bound Jesus, and led him away, and deli-
vered him to Pilate. And Pilate asked him ; Art
thou the king of the Jews ? but he answering, saith
to him : Thou sayest it. And the chief priests ac-
cused him in many things. And Pilate again asked
him, saying: Answerest thou nothing ? behold in
how many things they accuse thee. But Jesus still
answered nothing; so that Pilate wondered. Now
on the festival day he was wont to release unto them
one of the prisoners, whomsoever they demanded.
And there wa* one called Barabbas, who was put in
prison with some seditious men, who in the sedi.
tion had committed murder. And when the mul-
titude was come up, they began to desire that lie
would do as he had ever done to them. And Pi-
late answered them, and said: Will you that 1 re.
lease to you the king of the Jews ? b'or he knew
that the chief priests had delivered him up out o l en*.
vy. But the chief priests moved the people tl.at ha
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should rather release Barabbas to them. And Pilate
again answering, saith to them : What will you then
that I do with the king of the Jews? But they
again cried ou^: Crucify him. And Pilate saith to
them: Why, what evil hath he done ? But they
cried out the more: Crucify him. So Pilate, being
willing to satisfy the people, released to them Ba-
rabbas, and delivered up Jesus, when he had
scourged him, to be crucified. And the soldiers
led him into the court of the palace, and they called
together the whole band : and they cloathed him
with purple, and platting a crown of thorns, they
put it upon him. And they began to salute him :
Hail, king of the Jews. And they struck his head
with a reed : and they did spit on him, and bowing
their knees, they worshipped him. And after they
bad mocked him, they took off the purple from him,
and put his own garments on him, and they led
him out to crucify him. And they forced one Si.
mon, a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of
the country, the father of Alexander and of Ruins,
to take up his cross. And they bring him into the
place called Golgotha, which being interpreted is,
The place of Calvary. And they gave him to
drink wine mingled with myrrh; but he took it not.
And crucifying him, they divided his garments cast*
ing lots for them, what every man should take.
And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.
And the inscription of his cause was written over,
THE KING OF THE JEWS. And with him they
crucify two thieves, the one on his right hand and
the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfill.
ed which saith : <( And with the wicked he was re-
puted,' 1 And they that passed by blasphemed him,
wagging their heads, and saying: Vah, thou that
destroy est the temple of God, and in three days
buildest it up again : Save thyself, coming down
from the cross, In like manner also the chief priests
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with the scribes, mocking, said one to another ;
He saved others, himself he cannot save. Let
Christ the King of Israel come down now from the
cross, that we may see and believe. And they that
were crucified with him reviled him. And when
the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over
the whole earth until the ninth hour. And at the
ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying:
Eloi, Eloi, lamma sabacthan.i ? which is, being in-
terpreted : My God, my God, why hast thou for-
saken me? And some of the standers by hearing,
said: Behold, he calleth Elias. And one running
and filling a spunge with vinegar, and putting it
upon a reed, gave him to drink, saying: Stay, let
us see if Elias will come to take him down. And
Jesus having cr.od out with a loud vpice, gave up
the ghost. * And the veil of the temple was rent in
two from the top to the bottom. And the centurion
who stood over against him, seeing that crying out
in this manner he gave up the ghost, said: indeed
this man was the. Son of God. And there were also
women looking on afar oil'; among whom was
Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother ot James
the Less, and of Joseph, and Salome; \\ho also
when he was in Galilee followed him, and minister-
ed to him, and many other women that came up
with him to Jerusalem.
litre i* aniii 9 Cleanse my heart ORDINARY, p. xx.
AND when evening was now come, (because it
was the ParaSceve, that is, the day before the
Sabbath) Joseph of Arimathea, a noble counsellor,
who was also himself looking for the kingdom of
God, came and went in boldly to Pilate, and beg-
ged the body of Jesus. But Pilate wondered that he
should he already dead. And sending for the cen-
turion, he asked him if he were already dead. And
when he had understood it by the centurion, he
* He all Kneel, and pause*
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gave the body to Joseph. And Joseph buying fine
linen, and taking him down, wrapped him up in the
fine linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was
hewn out of a jock, and he rolled a stone to the
door of the sepulchre.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxxix.'-^Keep me, OLord, from
the hands of the sinful man ; and from unjust men
deliver me.
SECRET. May these sacrifices, O Lord, we
beseech thee, which are accompanied with healing
fasts, mercifully repair us. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. Ixviii, The judges in the gate
spoke against me, and they that drank wine, made
songs against me. But I poured forth my prayer to
thee, O Lord: it is time, O God, to shew thy
good will to me, according to the multitude of thy
mercies.
P. COMM. Sanctificationibus. May these thy
holy mysteries, O Almighty God, both cure our
vices and become an eternal remedy to us. Thro'.
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Tua was. May thy mercy, O God,
purify us from the corruption of the old man, and
enable us to put on the new. Thro*.
WEDNESDAY.
INTROIT. Phil. ii.At the name of Jesus let
every knee bow, of things in heaven, on earth, and
under the earth : because the Lord became obedient
unto death, even the death of the cross ; therefore
the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Fa-
ther. Ps. ci. O Lord, hear my prayer, and let my
cry c ?me unto thee. At the name, &c.
liwrttdiately after Kyrie eleison, &c. is said :
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
I. COLLECT. P?-test(i Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who continually are pu-
nishe-d tor our excesses, may be delivered by the
passion of >.hy only 1 Son. Who, c,
HOLY WEEK. *6t
I. LESSON. Isaias kii. n. Ixiii. i. 7. Thus
saith the Lord God : Tell the daughter of Sion ;
Behold thy Saviour cometh, behold his reward is
with him, and his work before him. And they
shall call them the holy people, the redeemed of
the Lord. But thou shait be called, a city sought
after, and not forsaken. Who is it that cometh
from Edom, with dyed garments from Bosra, this
beautiful one in his robe, walking in the greatness
of his strength ? I, that speak justice, and am a de-
fender to save. Why then is thy apparel red, and
thy garments like them that tread in the wine press?
I have trodden the wine press alone, and of the
Gentiles there is not a man with me : I have tramp-
led on them in my indignation, and have trodden
them down in my wrath, and their blood is sprink-
led upon my garments, and I have stained all my
apparel. For the day of vengeance is in my heart,
the year of my redemption is come. 1 looked
about, and there was none to help ; i sought, and
there was none to give aid : and my own arm hath
saved me, and my indignation itself hath helped me.
And I have trodden down the people in my wrath,
and made them drunk in my indignation, and have
brought down their strength to the earth. I will
remember the tender mercies of the Lord, the praise
of the Lord for all the things that the Lord hath bo-
stowed on us.
GRAD. Ps. Ixviii. Turn not away thy face
from thy servant, for I am in great distress: hear me
speedily. V. Save me, O God, for the waters have
entered even into my soul ; 1 am sunk into deep
mire, and there is no standing.
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit,
II. COLLECT. Dtus, qui. O God, who
wouhlgt have thy Son surfer on the cross, to deliver
us from the power of the enemy \ grant that we iliy
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servants, may obtain the grace of his resurrection.
Thro' the same.
II. LESSON, haias Hii. Tn those days: Isaias
said ; Who l^ath believed our report ? and to whom
is the arm of the Lord revealed ? And he shall grow
up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out .
of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor
comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was
no sightliness that we should be desirous of him :
despised, and the most abject of men, a man of sor-
rows, and acquainted with infirmity; and his look
was as it were hidden and despised, whereupon we
esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our infir-
mities, and carried our sorrows; and we have
thought him as it were a leper, and as one struck by
God and afflicted. But he was wounded for our ini-
quities, he was bruised for our sins: the chastisement
of our peace was upon him, and by his bruises we
are healed All we like sheep have gone astray,
every one hath turned aside into his own way, and
the Lord hath laid upon him the iniquity of us all.
He was offered because it was his own will, and he
opened not his mouth : he shall be led as a sheep
to the slaughter, and shall be dumb as a lamb be-
fore his shearer, and he shall not open his mouth :
he was taken away from distress, and from judg,
ment: who shall declare his generation? because
he is cut off out of the land of the living; for the
wickedness of my people have i struck him. And
he shall give the ungodly for his burial, and the
rich for his death; because he hath done no iniqui-
ty, neither was there deceit in his mouth. And the
Lord was pleased to bruise him in infirmity : if he
shall lay down his life for sin, he shall see a long-
lived seed, and the will of the Lord shall be prosper-
ous in his hand. Because his soul hath laboured, he
shall see and be filled: by his knowledge shall this
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my just servant justify many, and he shall bear their
niquities. Therefore will I distribute to him very
many, and he shall divide the spoils of the strong,
Because he hath delivered his soul unto death, and
was reputed with the wicked; and he hath borne the
ins of many, and hath prayed for the transgressors.
TRACT. Ps. ci. Lord, hear my prayer, and
et my cry come unto thee. V. Turn not away thy
ace from me ; but whenever I am in distress, give
car to me. V. In whatever day I shall call upon
thee, hear me speedily. V. For my days have va-
nished like smoke ; and my bones are as if they were
fried in a frying-pan. V. I was blasted like the
grass, and my heart withered; because I forgot to
eat my bread. V. But thou, O Lord, wilt arise and
have mercy on Sion ; for the time to have mercy ort
her is come,
T/ic : PASSION of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
aci-ording to Luke xxii. xxiii.
AT that time: The feast of unleavened bread*
* which is called the Pasch, was at hand. And
the chief priests and the scribes sought how they
might put Jesus to death : but they feared the peo-
ple. And Satan entered into Judas, whowassur-
nawed Iscariot, one of the twelve. And he went,
and discoursed with the chief priests and the magis-
trates, how he might betray him to them. And
they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.
And he promised. And he sought opportunity to
betray him in the absence of the multitude. And
the day of the unleavened bread cami% on which 1 it
was necessary that the pasch should be killed. And
lie sent Peter and John, saying: Go and prep-
the pasch, that we may eat. Rut they said : VVh* r,>
wilt thou that we prepare? And he said to them :
Uphold, as you go into the city, there shall meet
vein a man cam ing a pitcher of water ; follow him
e he enu-reth in; and you shsll
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say to the good man of the house: The Master
saith to thee; Where is the guest-chamber, where
I may eat the pasch with my disciples ? And he will
shew you a large dining-room furnished; and there
prepare. And they going, found as he had said to
them, and they made ready the pasch. And when
the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve
apostles with him. And he said to them ; With
desire I have desired to eat this pasch with you be-
fore I suffer. For I say to yon, that from this time
I will not eat it, till it be fulfilled in the kingdom of
God. And having taken the chalice he gave
thanks, and said : Take and divide it among you.
For I say to you, that I will not drink of the fruit of
the vine, till the kingdom of God come. And tak-
ing bread, he gave thanks, and brake, and gave to
them, saying: This is my body, which is given to
you: do this for a commemoration of me. In like
manner the chalice also, after he had supped, say.
ing: This is the chalice, the new testament of my
blood, which shall be slvad for you. But yet be-
hold, the hand of him that betrayeth me, is with
me on the table. And the Son of Man indeed go*
eth, according to that which is determined ; but
wo to that man by whom he shall be betrayed. And
they began to enquire among themselves, which of
them it was that should do'this thing And there
was also a strife amongst them, which f them
should seem to be greater, And he said to them :
The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them ; and
they that have power over them, are called benefi-
cent. But you not so : but he that is the greater
nmong you, let him be as the younger; and he
that is the leader, as he that serveth. For which is
greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serveth ?
Is not he that sitteth at table ? bat i am in the midst
of you, as he that serveth : and you are they who
have continued with me in my temptations: and I
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appoint to you, as my Father hath appointed to nv,
a kingdom: that you may eat and drink at my ta-
ble in my kingdom; and may sit upon thrones
judging the -twelve tribes of Israel, And the Lord
said: Simon, Simon, behold Satan hath desired to
have you, that he may sift you as wheat. But I
have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not; and thou,
being once converted, confirm thy brethren. And
he said to him: Lord, I am ready to go with thee
both into prison, and to death. And he said : I say
to thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, till
tliou thrice deniest that thou knowest me. And he
said to them ; When I sent you without purse, and
and scrip, and shoes, did \ou want any thing? But
they said: Nothing. Then said he to them: But
now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and like-
wise a scrip : and he that hath no sword, let him sell
his coat, and buy one. For J say to you, that this
that is written must yet be fulfilled in me, " And he
was reckoned among the wicked :" for the thing?
concerning me have an end. But they said: Lord,
here are two swords. And he said to them; It is
enough. And going out he went according to his
custom to the mount of Olives. And his disciples
also followed him. And when he was come to the
place, he said to them ; Pray, lest you enter into
temptation. And he was withdrawn away from
them a stone's cast ; and kneeling down he pray,
ed, saving: Fat her, if thou wilt, remove this cha-
lice from me; but yet not my will, but thine be
done. And there appeared to him an angel from
heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agon)',
he prayed the longer. And his sweat became as
drops of blood trickling down upon the ground.
And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to
his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow*
And he said to them : Why sleep you ? Aris~, pray,
l'-st you enter into te notation. A* he was yet speak-
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ing, behold a multitude: and he that was called
Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and
drew near to Jesus to kiss him. And Jesus said to
him : Judas, dost thou betray the Son of Man with
a kiss? And they that were about him, seeing what
would follow, said to him : Lord, shall we strike
with the sword ? And one of them struck the servant
of the high- priest, and cut off his right ear. But Je-
sus answering, said : Suffer ye thus far. And when
lie had touched his ear, he healed him. And Jesus
said to the chief priests and magistates of the temple,
and the ancients that were come to him : Are you
come out, as it were against a thief, with swords
and clubs? When I was daily with you in the tern-
pie, you did not stretch forth your hands against me :
but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Then they laid hold on him, and led him to the
high priest's house : but Peter followed afar off.
And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of
the hall, and were sitting about it, Peter was in the
midst of them. And when a certain servant maid
had seen him sitting at the light, and had earnestly
looked upon him, she said: This man was also with
him. But he denied, saying: Woman, I know him
not. And after a little while, another seeing him,
said; Thou also art one of them. But Peter said:
O man, I am not. And about the space of one
hour after, another man affirmed, saying: Of a
truth this mar was also with him; for he is also a
Galilean. And Pete/ said : Man, I know not what
thou sayest. And immediately while he was yet
speaking, the cock crew. And the Lord turning
looked on Peter. And Peter remembered the word
of the Lord how he had said : Before the cock crow,
thou shalt deny me thrice. And Peter went out and
wept bitterly. And the men that held him, mocked
him, and struck him. And they blindfolded him,
and smote him on the face. And they asked him,
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saying : Prophesy, who is it that struck thee ? And
many other things blaspheming they said against
him. And as soon as it was day, the ancients of the
people, and the chief priests, and scribes, came to-
gether, and they brought him into their council,
saying ; If thou be the Christ, tell us. And he said
to them : If 1 shall tell you, you will not believe me j
and if 1 shall also ask you, you will not answer me,
nor let me go. But hereafter the Son of Man shall
be sitting pn the right hand of the power of God,
Then said they all : Art thou the Son of God ? Aipd
he said : You say that I am. Then they said : What
need we any further testimony ? For ourselves have
heard it from his own mouth. (Chap, xxiii.) And
the whole multitude of them rose up, and led him
away to Pilate. And they began to accuse him, say-
ing: We have found this man perverting our nation,
and forbidding to give tribute to Caesar, and saying
that he is Christ the King. And Pilate asked him,
saying ; Art thou the king of the Jews ? And he an-
swered and said : Thou sayest it. Then Pilate said
to the chief priests and to the multitude : I find no
cause in this man. But they were more earnest,
saying: He stirreth up the people, teaching through,
out all Judea, beginning from Galilee to this place.
And Pilate hearing of Galilee, asked if the man
were a Galilean ? And when he understood that
he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him
away to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusa-
lem in those days. And Herod seeing Jesus was
very glad, for he was desirous of a long time to see
him, because he had heard many things of him j
and he hoped to see some miracle wrought by him.
And he questioned him with many words. But he
answered him nothing. And the chief priests and
the scribes stood by, earnestly accusing him. And
Herod with his soldiers set him at nought, and
mocked him, putting on him a white garment, and
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sent him back to Pilate. And Herod and Pilate
Wf re made friends together that same day ; for be-
fore they were enemies to one another. Then Pilate
calling together the chief priests, and the magis-
tra es, and the people, said to them: You have
brought this man to me as one that perveiteth the
people, and behold I, having examined him before
you, find no cause in this man touching those things
wherein you accuse him. No, nor Herod neither;
for 1 sent you to him, and behold, nothing worthy
of death is done to him I will chastise him there-
fore, and release him. Now of necessity he was to
release them one upon the feast day. But the whole
multitude cried out at once, saying; Away with this
man, and release un o us Barabbas; who, for a cer-
tain sedition made in the city, and for murder, was
cat into prison. And Pilate s.;oke to them again,
de iring to release Jesus. But they cried out, saying;
Ciuc fy him, crucify him. And he said to them the
third time: Why, what evil hath this man done? I
iind no cause of death in him ; I will chastise him
therefore, and let him go. But they were instant
with loud voices requiring that he might be cruci-
fied; and their voices prevailed. And Pilate gave
sentence that it should be as they required. And
he released unto them him, who for murder an^i
sedition had been cast into prison, whom they had
desired ; but Jesus he delivered up to their will.
And as they led him away, they laid hold on one
Simon of Cyivne, that was coming out of the conn-
try ; and thfy laid the cross on him to carry after
Jesus. And there followed him a great multitude
of people, and of women ; who bewailed and la*
memed him. But Jesus turning to them, said ;
Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not over me, but
weep for yourselves, and for your children. For
behold the days shall come, wherein they will say,
Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have
riot borne, and the paps that have not given suck.
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Then shall they begin to say to the mountains: Fall
they were come to thaplace which is called Calvary,
hel crucified him there; and ^^\~g5
the right hand, and the other on the eft. And Jesus
said ; Father, forgive them, for they know not what
'they do. But they divided his garments and cast lots
And the people stood beholding, and the rulers w th
them derided him, saying: He saved otheis, let him
save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him,
and offering him vinegar, and saying : It thou be he
king of the>ws, save thyself. And there was also
a superscription over him in letters of Greek, and
Latin, and Hebrew: THIS is THE KING OF TH
TEWS. And one of those robbers who were hang-
ed, blasphemed him, saying: If thou be Christ, save
thyself and us. But the other answering, rebuked
him, savins : Neither dost thou fear God, seeing thou
art under the same condemnation : And we indeed
justly, lor we receive the due reward of our de(
but this man hath done no evil. And he said to Je-
sus : Lord, remember me when thou shall come in-
to thy kingdom. And Jesus said to him; Amen 1
say to thee ; this day thou shall be with me in para-
dise. And it was almost the sixth hour 5 amt^ere
u as darkness over all the earth until the nmtn hour.
A'vt the sun \vas darkened; aw} the veil of ihe tem-
ple was rent in the midst. And Ji;sus cr\mg with a
loud voice, said : Father, into thy hands 1 commend
my spirit, And saying this, he gave up t!-.- gin
Now the centurion seeing what was clone, gioniie
God, savins: Indeed this was a just man. And all
& multitude of them that were come togttner to
* Here ail kneel, and pause,
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270 WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK.
that sight, and saw the things that were done, return*
ed striking their breasts. And all his acquaintance,
and the women that had followed him from Galilee,
stood afar off, beholding these things,
Here is said the Prayer, Cleanse my heart, &c.p. xx.
AN D behold there was a man named Joseph, who
was a counsellor, a good and just man (the
same had not consented to their counsel and doings)
of Arimathea, a city of Judea, who also himself
looked for the kingdom of God. This man went to
Pilate and begged the body of Jesus. And taking
him down he wrapped him in fine linen, and laid
him in a sepulchre that was hewed in stone, where-
in never yet any man had been laid.
OFFERT. Ps. ci. O Lord, hear my prayer, and
let my cry come to thee: turn not away thy face
from me.
SECRET. Accept, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the offerings we have made; and mercifully grant,
that we may receive, with pious sentiments, what
we celebrate in the mystery of the passion of our
Lord. Thro' the same.
COMM. Ps. ci. I mingled my drink with my
tears, because when thou hadst raised me up, thou
didst cast me down, and I withered as grass ; but
thou, O Lord, continuest for ever: thou wilt arise,
and have mercy on Sion; because the time to have
mercy on her, is come.
P. COMM. iffrg/rc. Grant, O Almighty God,
that we may have a lively hope, that thou hast given
us eternal life by the temporal death of thy Son, re-
presented in these adorable mysteries. Thro' the same,
Let us pray. Bow down your heads to God.
PRAYER. Respice. Look down, O Lord, we
beseech thee, on this thy family, for which our
Lord Jesus Christ scrupled not to be delivered into
the hands of wicked men, and undergo the punish*
men i of the cross. Who liveth, &c. secret*
:iail THOL T ,O vain ir.
-AVJ^at /.^s.vor ra.'ifi i.
ji.to complain of?
'ion
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INTROIT. Gal. iv.
WE ought to glory 7\T^ S autem gloriari
in the cross of 4. oporttt in cruce Do-
our Lord Jesus Christ : mini no&tri Jesu Christi ;
in whom is our salva- in quo est salus, vita, et
tion, life and resurrec- resurrectio nostra : per
tion : hy whom we have quern salvati, et liberati
been saved and delivered, sumus.
Ps. May God have mercy Ps. Ixvi. Deus miserca-
on us, and bless us: may tur nostri, et benedicat
his countenance shine nubia : illumi/iet vultum
upon us, and may he suum super ?ws, et mise*
take pity on us. We reatur nostri. Noa an*
ought, &c. tern, 4'C. to Ps.
r^ The bells are rung during the whole time of the
Gloria in excelsis ; after which they remam silent 9
till the same time on Holy Saturday.
COLLECT. Deus, a quo. O God, from whom
both Judas received the punishment of his sin, and
the thief the reward of his confession; grant us the
effects of thy mercy; that as our Lord Jesus Christ,
at the time of his passion, bestowed on both diffe-
rent rewards according to their merits j so, having
destroyed the old man in us, he may give us grace to
rise again with him. Who liveth.
EPISTLE. r Cor. xi. 20. 32. Brethren:
When you come therefore together into one place,
it is not now to eat the Lord's supper. For every
one taketh before his own supper to eat. And one
indeed is hungry, and another is drunk. What,
have you not houses so eat and drink in? Or'des-
pise ye the church of God; and put them to shame
that have not? What shall I say to you? Do 1
praise you ? In this I praise you not. For I have
received of the Lord that which also I delivered to
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you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which
he was betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks,
broke, and said: TAKE YE AND EAT ; THIS is MY
BODY WHICH SHALL BE DELIVERED FOR YOU:
THIS DO FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF ME. Ill
like manner also the Chalice, after he had supped,
faying; THIS CHALICE is THE NEW TESTAMENT
IN MY BLOOD; THIS DO YE, AS OFTEN AS YE
SHALL DRINK IT, FOR THE COMMEMORATION OF
ME. For as often >ou shall eat this bread, and
drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the
Lord, until he come. Wherefore whosoever
shall eat tnis bread, and drink the chalice of the
Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and
blood of the Lord. But let a man prove himself,
and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that
chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unwor-
thily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not
discerning the body of the Lord. Therefore are
there many infirm and weak among you, and many
sleep. But if we would judge ourselves, we should
not bejudged. But whilst we are judged, we are
chastised by the Lord : that we be not condemned
with this world.
GRADUAL. Phil. ii.
Christ for us became Christ^ s fact us est pro
obedient unto death, nobis obediens usque ad
even the death" of the mortem, mortem an lew
t'ros, V. Therefore did cruets, V. Propier qiwrt
God raise him up, and ti Dem exaltavit i(lnn> 9
gave him a name, which et dtdit illi nomen, quud
is above every name. est super omne no-men.
(002fpU Jotn xiii. ' f 5 Before the fes-
tival day of the pa-jch, Jesus knowing -that his hour
was come that he should pass out of this world to
the Father: having loved his own who were in :h-
world, he loved them to the end. And when
supper was done, (the devil having now put it into
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the heart of Judas, the son of Simon, the Iscariot, to
betray him) knowing that the Father had given
him all things into his hands, and that he came irom
God, and goeth to God: he riseth from supper,
and layeth aside his garments, and having taken a
towtl, girded himself. After that, he putteth water
into a buson, and began to wash the feet of the dis-
ciples, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith
he was girded. He cometh therefore to Simon Pe-
ter. And Peter saith to him : Lord, dost thou wash
my feet ? Jesus answered, and said to him*: What I
do, thou knowest not now, but thou shalt know
hereafter. Peter saith to him ; Thou shalt never
wash my feet. Jesus answered him : It I wash thee
not, thou shalt have no part with me. Simon Pe-
ter saith to him : Lord, not only my feet, but also
rny hands and my head. Jesus saith to him : He-
that is washed, needeth not but to wash his feet, but
is clean wholly. And you are clean, but not all*
For he knew who he was that would betray him;
therefore he said : You are not all clean. Then
after he had washed their feet, and taken his gar-
ments, being set down again, he said to them :
Know you what I have done to you ? You call
me, Master, and Lord : and you say well, for so
I am. If thn I, being your Lord and Master, have
washed your feet; you also ought to wash one ano-
ther's feet. For I have given you an example, that
asl have done to you, so do you also. CREDO.
OFFERTORY. Ps. cxvii.
The r ght hand of the Dextera Domini fecit
Lord hath displayed its virtutem : dextera Domi-
might; the right hand ni cxaltavit me; nonmo-
of the Lord hath raised riar, sect vivam t et narra-
me up; I shall not die, bo opera Domini.
but live and publish the
works of the Lord,
SECRET. We beseech thee, O holy Lord, AN
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mighty Father, Eternal God, that pur Lord Jesus
Christ, thy Son, may make our sacrifice acceptable
to thee, \vho on this day commanded his disciples
to celebrate it in ^memory of him. Who.
COMMUNICANTES. Being united in com-
munion and celebrating this most sacred day, on
which our Lord Jesus Christ was betrayed for us;
and also honouring in the first place the memory of
glorious Mary, ever a Virgin, and Mother of the
same God, and our Lord Jesus Christ: as also thy
blessed apostles, &c. (asin ^eORDiNA.RY 1j p.xxxiv.)
HANCIGITUR, We therefore beseech thee,
Lord, graciously to accept this offering of us thy
servants, and of thy whole family, which we make
in memory of that day on which our Lord Jesus
Christ commanded his disciples to celebrate the
mysteries of his body and blood ; and dispose our
clays in peace, preserve us from eternal damnation,
and rank us in the number of thy elect. Thro*.
Which oblation &c. as in p. xxxv.
N. B. The PAX is not given to-day.
COMMUNION. Johnx'm.
The Lord Jesus, after Dominus Jesus, post*
he had supped with his quam ccenavit cum disci*
disciples, washed their pulis suis, lavit pedes eo
feet, and said to them; rum, et ait illis: scitis,
Do you understand what quid fecerim vobis, ego
1 have done to you, I Dominus et Magister ?
who am your Lord and Exemplum dtdi vobis, ut
Master? I have set you etvositafaciatis*
an example, that you may do the same.
P. CO MM. Refecti.We beseech thee, O Lord,
our God, that being nourished with this life giving
food, we may receive by thy grace, in immortal
glory, what we celebrate in this mortal life. Thro 1 .
*** Whilst the SACRED HOST, consecrated for the
Mass of to-morrow, is carrying in procession to the
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place prepared for its reception, the following
Hymn is sung.
PAnge lingua gloriosi Ad firmandum
Corporis mysterium
Sanguinisque pretiosi,
Quern in mundi pretium
Fructus ventris generosi,
Rex efYudit Gentium.
Nobis datus, nobis
natus,
Ex intacta virgine,
Et in mundoconversatus
Sparso verbi semine,
Sui moras incolatus
Miro clausit ordine.
In supremse noctae cse-
noe [bus,
Recumbens cum fratri-
Observata lege plene
Cibis in legalibus :
Cibum turbae duodenae
Se dat suis manibus.
Verbum caro panem
verum
Verbo carnem efficit ;
Fitque sanguis Christi
merum,
Et si sens us deficit :
VESPERS.
Ant. /TALICEM salutarisaccipiam, etnomenDo-
V^ mini invocabo.
Ps. cxv.
propter meo; * omnis homo
mendax.
Quid retribuam Do-
mino, * pro omnibus
quae retribuit mihi ?
cor sm
cerum
Sola fides sufficit.
TAntum ergo sacra-
mentum
Veneremur eernui ;
Et antiquum documen*
turn
Novo cedafc ritui :
Prsestet fides supplemen-
tum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, genitoque
Laus et jubilatio;
Salus, honor, virtus,quo
que
Sit et benedictio;
Procedenti ab utroque
Com par sit laudatio
Amen.
coelo
V. Panem de
prsestitisti eis.
R. Omnedelectamen-
turn in se habentem.
quod locutussumj
* ego autem humiliatus
sum nimis.
Ego dixi in excess u
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Calicem salutaris acci- O Domine, quia ego
piam, *et nomen Domi- servustuus, *ego servus
ni invocabo.
Vota mea
Domino
reddam in conspectu
omnis populi ejus; * in
atriis domus Domini, in
medio tui, Jerusalem.
Vota mea Domino
reddam coram omni po-
pulo ejus; *pretiosa in
conspectu Domini mors
sanctorum ejus.
tuus, et filiusancillae tuae,
Dirupisti vincula mea;
* tibi sacrificabo hostiam
laudis et nomen Domini
invocabo.
Ps. cxix.
Ant. Calicem, &c.
Ant. Cum his qtii ode-
runt pacem, eram pacifi-
cus; dum loquebar illis,
impugnabant me gratis.
AD Dominum, cum
tribularer, clamavi,
* et exaudivit me.
Domine, libera ani-
mam meam a labiis ini-
quis, * et a lingua do-
losa,
Quid detur tibi, aut
quid apponetur tibi* ad
linguam dolosam ?
SagitUe potentis acu-
tae, *cum carbonibus
desolatoriis.
Ps. cxxxix
ERIPE me, Domine,
i ab hoiiiine malo : *
a viro iniquo eripe me.
Qui cogitaverunt ini-
quitatesin corde ; * tota
die constituebant praelia.
Acuerunt linguas suas
sicut serpemis; * vene-
num aspiduni sub labiis
eorum,
Heu mihi, quia incola-
tus meus prolongatus est ;
habitavi cumhabitantibus
Cedar: *multum incola
fuit anima mea.
Cum his qui oderunt
pacem, eram pacificus ;
* cum loquebar illis, ex-'
pugnabant me gratis.
Ant. Cum his.
Ant. Ab hominibus
iniquis libera me, Domi-
ne.
Custodi me, Domine,
de manu peccatoris ; *
et ab hominibus iniquis
eripe me.
Qui cogitaverunt sup-
plantare gressus mros, *
absconderunt superbi la-
quenm mihi.
Et tunes extenderunt in
laqueum ; * juxta iter
MAUNDY
scandalum posuerunt
jnihi.
Dixi Domino ; Dens
meus es tu ; * exaudi
Domine, vocem clepre-
cationis mrac.
Doi'iine, Domine, vir-
tus sain (is meae; *oburn-
brasti suprr caput meum
in die belli.
No tradas me, Domi-
ne, a desiderio meo
peccatori; *cogitaverunt
contra me; ne derelinquas
me, nc forte exaltentur.
Caput circuitus eorum,
* labor labiorum ipsorum
operiet eos.
Cadent super eos car-
bones, in ignem dejicies
j. a
DOmine, clamavi ad
te, exaudi me; *
intende voci meie, cum
tlamivero ad te.
Dirigatur oratio mea,
sicut incensum, in con-
spectu tuo ; * elevatio
manuum mearumsacrifi-
cium vespertinum.
Pone Domine custo-
diam ori meo; *etostium
circumstantiae labiis
meis.
Non declines cor me-
um in verba malitiae, *
THURSDAY. 27?
eos: * in miseriis non
subsistent.
\"ir linguosus non di-
ri^etnr in terra : * virum
injustnm mala capient in
interitu.
Cognovi quia faciet
Dominus judicitun ino-
pis; * etvindictam pau-
pernm.
Verumtamenjusticon-
fitebunter nomini tuo ; *
ct habitabunt recti cum
vultu tuo.
Ant. Ab hominibus
iniquis.
Ant. Custodi me a la-
queo quern statuerunt
mibi, et a scandalis ope-
rantinm inicjuitatem.
cxi.
ad excusandas excusa*
tiones in peccatis.
Cum hominibus ope-
rantibus inicjuitatem;
* et non communicabo
cum elettis eorum.
Corripiet me Justus in
misericordia, et increpa-
bit me ; * oleum autem
peccatoris non impinguet
caput meum.
Quoniam adhuc et o*
ratio mea in beneplaci-
tis eorum ; * absorpti
sunt juncti petra* judices
eorum.
A a
2;S VESPERS FOR.
Audient verba mea
quoniam potuerunt. *
Sicut crassitudo terrse
erupta est super terram.
Dissipata sunt ossa
nostra secus infernum ; *
quiaad te, Domine, Do-
mine, oculi mei; in te
speravi non auferas ani-
mam meam.
Custodi me a laqueo,
v
quern statuerunt mihi; *
et a scandalis operantium.
iniquitatem.
Cadent in reticuloejus
peccatores; *singuiariter
sum ego donee transeam*
Ant. Custodi me.
Ant. Considerabam ad
dexteram ; et videbam ;
et non erat qui cognosce-
ret me.
Ps. cxli.
OCE mea ad Domi- non erat qul requirat ani-
mam meam.
Clamavi ad te, Domi-
ne, * dixi ; tu es spes
mea, portio mea in ter-
ra viventium.
Intende ad deprecatto-
nem meam $ *quia hu-
miliatus sum nimis.
Libera me a perse,
quentibus me; * quia
con fortati sunt super me.
Educ de custodia ani-
mam meam ad confiten-
dum nomini tuoj * me
expectant justi donee
retribuas mihi.
Ant. Considerabam ad
dexteram.
mini clamavi;
ce mea ad Dominum de
precatus sum.
Effundo in conspectu
ejus orationem meam, *
et tribulationem meam
ante ipsum pronuntio ;
In deficiendo ex me
spiritum meum : * et tu
cognovisti semitas meas.
In via hac, qua am-
bulabam, * absconderunt
superbi laqueum mihi.
Considerabam ad dex-
teram, et videbam ; *
et non erat qui cognos-
ceret me.
Periit f'uga a me, * et
At the Magnificat.
Ant. Gcnantibus au. V. Christus factus
tern illis accepit Jesus est pro nobis obedi*
panem, et benedixt ac ens usque ad mor*
fregit, deditquediscipulis tern.
8UU.
MAgnificat * anima
mea Dominum.
Et exultavit spiritus
rneus * in Deo salutari
meo.
Quia rcspexit humili-
tatemancillge susej * eo
ce .enim ex hoc beatam
nie dicent omnes genera-
tiones.
Quia fecit mihi mag-
na, qui potens est; * et
sanctum nomen ejus.
Et misericordia ejus a
progenie in progenies, *
i mer.tibus eum.
MAUNDY-THURSDAY. 279
Fecit potentiam in bra-
chio suo ; * dispersit su-
perbos mente cordis suu
Deposuit potentes de
sede; * et exaltavit hu-
miles.
Esurientes implevit
bonis ; *et divites dimisit
inanes.
Suscepit Israel puerum
siium; *recordatus mi-
ser icordiae SUSG.
Sicut locutus est ad
patres nostros ; * Abra-
ham, et semini ejus, in
ssecula.
'!< re all kneel i and say, Our Father, &c. in secret.
Ps. 1.
B Iserere mei Deus,*
< secundum mag-
i in misericordiam tu
am.
Et secundum mnltitu-
dinem miserationum tu-
arum, *dele iniquitatem
measn.
Amplius lava me ab
iniquitate mea; * et a
peccato meo munda me.
Quoniam iniquitatem
meam ego cognosce; *
et peccatum meum con-
tra me est semper.
Tibi soli peccavi, et
malum coram te feci; *
nt justificeris in sermoni-
bus tuis, et vincas cum
judicaris.
Ecce enim in tequila-
tibns concept us sum ; *
et in peccatis concepit
nie mater mea.
Ecce enim veritatem
dilexisti ; *incerta et oo
culta sapientise tux ma-
nifestasti mihi.
Asperges me hyssopo,
et mundabor; * iavabis
me, et super nivem deal-
babor.
Auditui meo dabis
gaudium et leetitiam ; *
et exultabunt ossa huml*
liata.
Averte faciem tuam a
peccatis meis ; *et omnes
iniquitates meas dele.
Cor mundum crea in
Aa
aS2 GOOD-FRIDAY-
less than may suffice to eat the lamb, he shall take
unto him his neighbour that joineth to his house,
according to the number of souls which may be
enough to eat the lamb. And it shall be a lamb
without blemish,* a male of one year) according to
which rite also he shall kill a kid. And you shall
keep it unto the fourteenth day of this month : and
the whole multitude of the children of Israel shall
sacrifice it in the evening. And they shall take of
the blood thereof, and put it upon both the side-
posts, and on the upper door posts of the houses,
wherein they shall eat it. And they shall eat the
flesh that night roasted at the fire, and unlea-
vened bread, with wild lettuce. You shall not eat
thereof any thing raw, nor boiled in water, but on-
ly roasted at the fire : you shall eat the head with
the feet and entrails thereof. Neither shall there
remain any thing of it until morning. If there be
any thing left, you shall burn it with fire. And
thus you sail eat it : you shall gird your reins, and
you shall have shoes on your feet, holding staves in
your hands, and you shall eat in haste : for it is the
Phase (that is the passage) of the Lord.
TRACT. Ps. cxxxix. *Eripe me, Domine, ab
homine malo ; a tsiro iniquo tibera me, fyc.
Rescue me, O Lord, from the wicked man ; from
the unjust man deliver me. V. Who devised wick*
edness in their hearts; all the day long prepared for
war. V. They sharpened their tongues like the
serpent; the venom of asps was on their lips. Y^
Secure me, O Lord, from the hands of the sinner \
and from unjust men deliver me. V. The proud
ones, who thought to trip up my heels, laid a hid-
den snare for me. V. And they stretched out ropes,
as a snare for my feet : by the way side they put a,
stumbling-block for me. V I said to the Lord;
thou art my God; hear, O Lord, the voice of my
prayer. V. Lord, Lord, the might of my salva*
MASS OF THE FRESANCT1FIED. 283
tion, cover thoii ray head in the day of battle. V.
Deliver me not, O Lord, against my \\ish, up to
the sinner; they have plotted against me, do not
thou forsake me, lest they should glory. V. All
their wiles and all their calumnies, themselves shall
overwhelm. V. But the righteous shall praise thy
name, and the upright shall dwell in thy sight.
The PASSION of our LORD JESUS CHRIST,
according to John xviii. and xix.
AT that time: Jesus went with his disciples over
^* the brook Cedron, where there was a garden,
into which he entered with his disciples. Now Judas
also, who betrayed him, knew the place ; because
Jesus had often resorted thither together with his
disciples. Judas therefore having received a band
of soldiers, and servants from the chief priests and
the Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns, and
torches, and weapons. Jesus therefore knowing all
things that should come upon him, went forth, and
said to them : Whom seek ye ? They answered
him : Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith to them : I am
he. And Judas also, who betrayed him, stood
\vith them. As soon then as he had said to
them: I am he : they went backward, and fell to
the ground. Again therefore he asked them: Whom
seek ye: And they said; Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus
answered ; 1 have told you, that I am he. If there-
fore you seek me, let these go their way. That the
word might be fulfilled which he said: Of them
whom thou hast given me, I have not lost any one.
Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it ; and
struck the servant of the high-priest, and cut off his
right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus.
Jesus then said to Peter: Put up thy sword into
the scabbard; The chalice which my Father hath
given me, shall 1 not drink it. Then the band, and
the tribune, and the servants of the Jews took Jesus,
and they bound him: And they led him muw to
284 GOOD. FRIDAY.
Annas first, for he was father-in-law to Caiphas,
who was the high priest of that year. Now Cai-
phas was he who had given the counsel to the Jews:
That it was expedient that one man should die for
the people. And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so
did another disciple. And that disciple was known
to the high priest, and went in with Jesus into the
court of the high priest. But Peter stood at the
door without. The other disciple therefore who
was known to the high priest, went out, and spoke
to the porteress, and brought in Peter. And the
maid that was porteress, saith to Peter ; Art
not thou also one of this man's disciples : He saith ;
I am not. Now the servants and officers stood at
a fire of coals, because it was cold, and warmed
themselves. And with them was Peter also standing
and warming himself. The high priest then asked
Jesus of his disciplt-s and of his doctrine. Jesus
answered him: 1 have spoken openly to the world :
i have always taught in the synagogue, and in the
temple, whither all the Jews resort ; and in secret I
have spoken nothing. Why asketh thou me ? ask
them \vho have heard what I have spoken unto
them ; behold they know what things I have said.
And when he had said these things, oue of the offi-
cers standing by, gave Jesus a blow, saying: An*
swerestthou the high priest so? Jesus answered him;
If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil -. but
if well, why strikes! thou me? And Annas sent him
bound. to Caiphas the high priest. And Simon Peter
was standing, and warming himself. Thev said
therefore, to him: Art not thou also one of his dis-
ciples? He denied it, and said : I am not. One of
the servants of the high piiest (a kinsman to him
whose ear Peter cut off) saith to him : JDid not 1 see
ihee in the garden with him ? The a Pt.-ter again
denied : and immediately the COCK. crew. Then
they led Jesus from Caiphas to the governor's hali f
MASS OK THE PRESANCTIFIED. 285
And it was morning; and they went not into the
hall, that they might not be defiled, but that they
might eat the pasch. Pilate therefore went out to
them, and said : What accusation bring you against
this man ? They answered and said to him: it" he
were not a malefactor we would not have delivered
him up to thee. Pilate then said to them: Take
him you, and judge him according to your law.
The Jews therefore said to him: It is not lawful for
us to put any man to death. That the word of Jesus
might be fulfilled which he said, signifying what
death he should die: Pilate therefore went into the
hall again, and called Jesus and said to him : Art
thou the king of the Jews. Jesus answered . Sayest
thou this thing of thyself, or have others told it thee
of me? Pilate answered: Am I a Jew? Thy own
nation, and the chief priests have delivered thee up
to me : what hast thou done ? Jesus answered : My
kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were
of this world, my servants would certainly strive that
1 should not be delivered to the Jews: but now my
kingdom is not from hence. Pilate therefore said to
him: Art thou a king then? Jesus answered : Thou
sayest, that lama king. For this was I born, and
for this I came into the world ; that I should give tes-
timony to the truth. Every one that is of the truth,
heareth my voice. Pilate saith to him : What is
truth ? And when he had said this, he went out
again to the Jews, and said to them : I find no
cause in him. But you have a custom that I should
release one unto you at the pasch : \\ill you therefore
that 1 release unto you the king of the Jews ? Then
cried they all again, saying: Not this man but Barab-
bas. Now Barabbas was a robber. Then therefore
Pilate took Jesus, and scourged him. And the sol-
diers platting a crown of thorns, put it upon his
head : and they put on him a purple garment. And
they came to him, and said : Hail, king of the Jews;
226 GOOD-FRIDAY.
and they gave him blows. Pilate therefore went
forth again, and saith to them ; Behold I bring him
forth unto you, that you may know that 1 find no
cause in him. (Jesus therefore came forth bearing
the crown of thorns, and the purple garment.) And
he saith to them; Behold the man. When the chief
priests therefore and the officers had seen him, they
cried out, saying: Crucify him, crucify him. Pilate
saith to them; Take him you, and crucify him ; for
I find no cause in him. The Jews answered him :
We have a law; and according to that law he ought
to die, because he made himself the Son of God.
When Pilate therefore had heard this saying, he
feared the more. And he entered into the hall
again ; and he said to Jesus : Whence art thou ?
But Jesus gave him no answer. Pilate therefore saith
to him : Speakest thou not to me? knowest thou not
that I have power to crucify thee, and I have power
to release thee? Jesus answered ; Thou shouldst
not have any power against me, unless it were given
thee from above. Therefore he that hath delivered
me to thee, hath the greater sin. And from thence-
forth Pilate sought to release him. But the Jews
cried out, saying : If thou release this man, thou art
not Caesar's friend. For whosoever maketh himself
a king, speaketh against Csesar. Now when Pilate
had heard these words, he brought Jesus forth ; and
sat down in the judgment-seat, in the place that is
called Lithostrotos, and in the Hebrew Gabbatha.
And it was the parasceve of the pasch, about the
sixth hour, and he saith to the Jews: Behold your
king. But they cried out: Away with him, away
with him, crucify him. Pilate saith to them : Shall
I crucify your king ? The chief priests answered: We
have no king but Csesar Then therefore he de-
livered him to them to be crucified. And they took
Jesus, and led him forth. And bearing his own
cross he went forth to that place which is called
MASS OF THE PRESANCT1FIED. 287
Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha. Where they
crucified him, and with him two others, one on
each side, and Jesus in the midst. And Pilate wrote
a title also ; and he put it upon the cross. And the
writing was JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING
OF THE JEWS. This title therefore many of the
Jews (iid read : because the place where Jesus was
crucified, was nigh to the city ; and it was written in
Hebrew, in Greek, and in Latin. Then the chief
priests of the Jews said to Pilate: Write not, The
king of the Jews ; but that he said, I am the king of
the Jews. Pilate answered : What I have written, I
have written. Then the soldiers when they had
crucified him, took his garments (and they made four
parts, to every soldier a part) and also his coat.
Now the coat was without seam, woven from the
top throughout. They said then one to another:
Let us not cut it, but let us cast lots for it whose it
shall be : that the scripture might be fulfilled which
saith ? "They have parted my garments among them;
and upon my vesture they have cast lots." And the
soldiers indeed did these things. Now there stood
by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's
sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalen.
When Jesus therefore had seen his mother, and the
disciple standing whom he loved, he saith to his
mother: Woman, behold thy Son. After that, he
saith to the disciple : Behold thy mother. And from
that hour the disciple took her to his own. After-
ward Jesus knowing that all things were now accom-
Flished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, said:
thirst. Now there was a vessel set there full of vine-
gar. And they putting a sponge full of vinegar about
hyssop, put it to his mouth. Jesus therefore when he
had taken the vinegar, said: It is consummated. And
bowing his head, he gave up the ghost*. Then the
* Here all kneel, and pause.
2S3 GOOD FRIDAY
Jews (because it was the parasceve) that the bodir*
might not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day
\fbr that was a great sabbath- day) besought Pilate
that their legs might be broken, and that they might
be taken away. The soldiers therefore came : and
they broke the legs of the first, and of the othr-t
that was crucified with him. But after they came-
to Jesus, when they saw that he was already dead,
they did not break his legs. But one of the soldiers
with a spear opened his side, and iui medial
there came out blood and water. And he that
saw it hath given testimony : and his testimony i*
true. And he knoweth that he saith true; that
you also may believe. For these things were done
that the scripture might be fulfilled : " You shall
not break a bone of him." And again another
scripture saith: "They shall look on him whom
they pierced.'*
Here is said, Cleanse my heart. ORDINARY, p .xx,
AND after these things Joseph of Arimathea
(because he was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly
for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might
take the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave leave. He
came therefore and took away the body of Jesus.
And Nicodemus also came, he who at the first came
to Jesus by night, bringing a mixture of myrrh ami
aloes, about one hundred pound weight. They took
therefore the body of Jesus, and wound it in linea
cloths with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is
to bury. Now th^ere was in the place, where he
was crucified, a garden : and in the garden a new
sepulchre, wherein no man had yet been laid.
There therefore, because of the parasceve of the
Jews, they laid Jesus, because the sepulchre was
nigh at hand.
Then the Priest, standing on the Epistle side, suy, as
follows :
[Let us pray, most dearly beloved brethren, for the
MASS OP THE PRESANCT1FIED. 289
holy Church of God, that the Lord God would
be pleased to grant it peace, maintain it in union,
and preserve it all over the earth. That he \vould
likewise bring into her bosom the princes and po-
tentates of the whole world, and grant us peace
and tranquillity in this life, and to glorify God the
Father Almighty.]
Priest. Let us pray. Deacon. Let us kneel down.
SMcdcon. Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who, by Christ,
hast revealed thy glory to all nations; preserve
the works of thine own mercy, that thy Church,
which is spread over the whole .world, may perse-
vere with a constant faith in the confession of thy
name. Thro' the same. R. Amen.
[Let us pray also for our most holy Father Pope N.
that our Lord God, who hath made choice of him
in the order of the Episcopacy, may preserve him
in health and safety for the good of his holy
Church, and to govern the holy people of God.]
Pr. Let us pray. Date. Let us kneel down.
Sttbd. Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, by whose appoint-
meiuali things are established and maintained;
mercifully regard our prayers, and, by thy goodness,
preserve the Prelate chosen to govern us; that the
Christian people, who arc governed by thy autho-
rity, ma}- increase the merits of their faith under so
great a Bishop, Thro', li. Amen.
[Let us also pray for all Bishops, Priests, Deacons,
Subdeacons, Acolytes, Exorcists, Readers, Door-
keepers, Confessors, Virgins, Widows, and for
all the holy people of God.]
Pr. Let us pray. Dcac. Let us kneel down.
Sabd. Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, by whose spirit
the whole body of the Church is sanctified
Bb
29 GOOD FRIDAY.
and governed; hear our prayers for all orders and
degrees thereof; that, by the assistance of thy grace,
thou mayest be served by every rank and condition.
Thro'. R t Amen.
[Let us pray also for the King, the Defender of the
faith, that the Lord God may reduce to his obe-
dience all barbarous nations for our perpetual
peace ]
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, in whose hands
are the power and right of all kingdoms:
graciously look down on the empire of Great Bri-
tain; that those nations who confide in their own
haughtiness and strength, may be reduced by the
power of thy right hand. Thro'. R. Amen.
[Let us pray also for our Catechumens, that our
Lord God may open for them the ears of their
hearts, and the gates of mercy ; that having re-
ceived the remission of sin by the laver of regene-
ration, they may also belong to our Lord Jesus
Christ.]
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who continually
makest the Church fruitful in new children;
increase the faith and understanding of our Cate-
chumens, that, being again born at the font of bap-
tvsm, they may be joined to thy adopted children ;
Thro'. jR. Amen.
[Let us pray, most dearly beloved brethren, to God
the Father Almighty, that he would purge the
\vorld of all errors, cure diseases, drive away fa-
mine, open prisons, break chains, grant a safe
return to travellers, health to the sick, and a se
cure harbour to such as are at sea.]
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
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O Almighty and Eternal God, the comfort of the
afflicted, and the strength of those that la-
bour; let the prayers or' all such as call upon thee in
tribulation, come to thee ; that all with joy, may
find the effects of thy mercy in their necessities.
Thro'. R. Amen.
[Let us pray also for all heretics and schismatics,
that our Lord God would be pleased to deliver
them from all their errors, and call them back to
our holy Mother the Catholic and Apostolic
Church.]
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
r\ Almighty and Eternal God, who savest all, and
wouldst have none to perish ; look down on
those souls that are seduced by the deceits of the de-
vil ; that the hearts of all those who err, laying aside
all heretical malice, may repent, and return to the
unity of thy truth. Thro'. R. Amen.
[Let us pray also for the perfidious Jews ; that the
Lord God would withdraw the veil from their
hearts, that they also may acknowledge our Lord
Jesus Christ thy Son.]
3* Flectamus genua is here omitted, in abhorrence of
the insult offered by the Jews to our Saviour, when
they knelt before him in derision, in the hall of
Pilate's palace.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who denies! not
thy mercy even to the perfidious Jews; hear
our prayers which we pour forth for the blindess of
that people ; that by acknowledging the light of thy
truth, which is the Christ, they may be brought out
of their darkness. Thro.' R. Amen.
[Let us pray also for the Pagans; that Almighty God
would remove all iniquity from their hearts; that
quitting their idols, they may be converted to the
true and living God, and his only Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord.]
Bb*
292 GOOD FRIDAY.
IV. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down*
Sttbd, Stand up again.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who seekest not
the death % of sinners, but that they should
live ; mercifully hear our prayers, and deliver them
from their idolatry; and, to the piaise and glory of
thy name, admit them into thy holy Church. Thro'
Jesus Christ our Lord, who livest. Jt Amen.
Here the Priest takes dozen the cross, and uncovering
the top of it, says:
Anth. Behold the wood of the cross, on which
hung the Salvation of the World.
Then the Clergy, and all the people, on their bended
knees, answer :
R. Come let us adore*. Venite adoremus,
%* This Anth. and R. being repeated twice more, till
the whole Cross is uncovered, the Priest lays it down,
in a proper place, and all kneeling thrice on both
knees, reverently approach to, and devoutly kiss, the
feet of the crucifix. During this ceremony, two
chanters in the middle of the choir sing, alternately,
the versicles called the Reproaches, because they are.
in the name of Christ reproaching the Jezvish people
with ingratitude, for the manifold blessings and
favours he had conferred on them.
V. My people, what V. Popule mem, quid
have I done to thee ? Or fed tibi f t Aut in quo
in what have I grieved centrist avi te ? Responds
thee ? Answer me. mihi.
* The intention of the Church, in expofing the crofs to
pur veneration on this day, is, that we might the more
effe&ually raile up our hearts to HIM who expired
thereon for our redemption. Whenever, therefore, we
kneel, or proftrate ourielves before a crucifix, it is JESUS
CHRIST only whom we adore, and it is in him alone
that our refpe&s terminate.
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P. Because I brought V. Quiet edaxi te de
thee out of the land of terra Egupti: parasti
of Egypt ; thou hast pre- crucem Salvutori tuo.
pared a cross for thy
Saviour.
I. Choir sines, Agios o Theos. \ n , , r ,
IF. Choir answers, Sanctus Deus. J ol ? Ood '
I. Choir, Agios Ischvros J O Most Holy One.
]I. Choir, Sanctus Fortis.
on -\ O
s, j h
J o
.y
I. Choir, Agios, Athanatos eleison -\ O Holy lm
imas. mortal On-e,
II. Choir, Sanctus Immortalis, j have mercy
miserere nobis. J on us.
* # * After singing the foregoing praises of God in
Greek and Latin (J'ormtrly the two most universal
languages, to shew the union between all the,
Churches) tic o of the second choir proceed wit h the
Reproaches.
V. Because I was thy guide through the desart for
forty years, and fed thee with manna, and brought
thee into an excellent land, thou hast prepared a
cross for thy Saviour.
Then Agios o Theos, &c. is repeated alternately as
above, after which two of Hie first choir sing :
V. What more should I have done to thee, and
have not done ? I have planted thee for my most
beautiful vineyard: and thou hast proved very bitter
to me, for in my thirst thou gavest me vinegar to
drink j and piercedst the side of thy Saviour with a
spear.
Agios o Theos, &c. i* repeated as aborr.
V. For thy sake 1 scourged Egypt with her first-
horn ; and thou hast delivered me up to be scoi
The whole Choir.] My people, what have I
done to thee ? or in what have I grieved thee ? An
sv.er me.
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294 GOOD FRIDAY,
Two of I. Choir.] V. I led thee oiitofEgpyt,
having drowned Pharaoh in the Red Sea ; and thou
hast delivered me up to the chief priests.
The whole Choir. My people, c.
Two of IT. Choir.] V. I opened the sea before
thee; and thou hast opened my side with a spear.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of I. Choir.] I went before thee in a pillar
of cloud; and thou hast brought me to the court of
Pilate.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of II. Choir.] V. I fed thee with manna
in the desart ; and thou hast beaten me with buffets
and stripes.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of I. Choir.] V. I gave thee wholesome
water to drink out of the rock, and thou hast given
me gall and vinegar.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of II. Choir.] V. For thy sake I smote the
king of Canaan ; and thou hast smote my head with
a cane.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of I. Choir.] V. 1 gave thee a royal sceptre;
and thou hast given me a crown of thorns.
The whole Choir. My people, &c.
Two of II. Choir.] V. By great might I raised
ihee on high; and thou hast hanged me on the
gibbet of the cross.
The whole Choir. My people, &. and the
Ant. We adore thy cross, O Lord, and we praise
and glorify thy holy resurrection, for by the wood of
the cross the whole earth is filled with joy.
Ps. May God have mercy on us, and bless us :
may his countenance shine upon us, and may he
have mercy on us.
Ant. We adore thee, &c. to Ps,
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Then is sung the Versicle, O faithful cross ! with the
Hymn, in the following manner ;
O Faithful cross ! O noblest tree!
In all our woods there's none like thee:
No earthly groves, no shady bow'rs
Produce such leaves, such fruit, such flow'rs.
* Sweet are the nails, and sweet the wood,
That bears a weight, so sweet, so good.
HYMN.
SING, O my tongue, devoutly sing
The glorious laurels of our King:
Sing the triumphant victory
Gain'd on the cross erected high;
\Vhere man's Redeemer yields his breath,
And, dying, conquers hell and death.
O faithful cross, &c. is repeated to*.
With pity our Creator saw
His noblest work transgress his law,
When our first parents rashly ate
The fatal tree's forbidden meat;
He then resolv'd the cross's wood
Should make that tree's sad damage good.
Sweet are the nails, &c. from*.
By this wise method God design'd
From sin and death to save mankind j
Superior art with love combines,
And arts of Satan countermines:
And where the traitor gave the wound,
There healing remedies are found.
O faithful cross, &c. to*.
When the full time decreed above
Was come to shew this work of love,
Th' Eternal Father sends his Son,
The world's Creator from his throne I
Who on our earth, this vale of tears,
Cloth'd with a virgin's flesh appears.
Sweet are the nails, &c. from**
296 GOOD FRIDAY.
Thus God made man, an infant lies,
And in the manger weeping cries:
His sacred limbs by Mary bound,
The poorest tatter' d rags surround ;
And God's incarnate feet and hands
Are closely bound with swathing bands,
O faithful cross, &c. to .
Full thirty years were fully spent
In this our mortal banishment ;
And then the Son of Man decreed
For the lost sons of men to bleed 5
And on the cross a victim laid,
The solemn expiation made.
Sweet are the nails, See. from*.
Gall was his drink ; his flesh they teat
With thorns and nails; a cruel spear
Pierces his side, from whence a flood
Streams forth, of water mix'd with blood;
With what a tide are wash'd again
The sinful earth, the stars, the maiut
O faithful cross, &c. to*.
Bend tow' ring tree, thy branches bend,
Thy native stubbornness suspend:
Let not stiff nature use its force,
To weaker saps have now recourse;
With softest arms receive thy load,
And gently bear our dying God.
Sweet are the nails, &c. from**
On thee alone the Lamb was "slain
That reconcild the world again ;
And when on raging seas was tost
The shipwrecked world, and mankind lost,
Besprinkled with his sacred gore,
Thou safely brought them to the shore.
O faithful cross, rc. : to* t
All glory to the sacred Three,
One undivided Deity ;
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To Father, Holy Ghost, and Son,
15e equal praise and homage done ;
Let the whole universe proclaim
Or' One and Three the glorious name. Amen,
Sweet are the nails, &c. from*.
Towards the end of the Adoration, &c. the Candles
on the Altar are lighted, and the Cross being
placed thereon, the Priest, with his Attendants,
goes to fetch the Sacred Host fro-m the place
where it was yesterday deposited. Whilst the Pro-
cession is returning the following HYMN is su?ig,
VExilla regis prode- Electa digno stipite
unt, Tain saucta membra
Fulgit Crucis mysterium; tangere !
Qua vita mortem pertu- Beata, cujus brachiis
lit, Pretium pependitsseculi,
Et morte vitam protulit. Statera facta corporis,
Quae vulnerata lancese Tulitque prsedam tartari.
Mucronediro, criminum O crux, ave spes uni.
Ut nos laveret sordibus, ca
Mauavit unda et sangui- Hoc passionis temporel
ne. [cinit Piis adauge gratiam,
Impleta sunt, quae con- Reisque dele crimina.
David fideli carmine, Te fons salutis, Trini-
Dicendo nationibus; tas, [tus;
Regnavit a ligno Deus. Coilaudet omnis Spin-
Arbor decora et fulgi- Quibus crucis victoriam
gida, Largiris, adde praemium.
Ornata regis pnrpura! Amen.
Having placed the Sacred Host on the Altar, he
censes it on his knee*, and lajs it on the corporal ;
and after receiving tht Chalice zcith wine and water
from the Deacon, he censes both Host and Chalice,
auying ;
MAY trlis incense, which hath been blessed by
thee, O Lord, asctnd to thee, and may thy
mercy descend upon us.
298 GOOD FRIDAY.
At the censing of the Altar.
LET my prayer, O Lord, ascend like incense in
thy sight; and let the lifting: up of my hands
be like the evening sacrifice. Place, O Lord, a
guard upon my mouth, and a gate of prudence be-
fore my lips, that my heart may not wander after
Words of malice, to seek excuses in sin.
On returning the Censer to the Deacon he says :
MAY the Lord kindle in us the fire of his love,
and the flame of everlasting charity*
Then he washes his finger* without saying any thing ;
afterwards he bozcs dozen at the middle of the altar,
and says :
ACCEPT us, O Lord, coming to thee in the spi-
rit of humility, and with a contrite heart;
and grant that the sacrifice of this day may be so cc-
lehrated by us as to be well pleasing to thee, OLord
our God.
Then turning about towards the people, he says:
Pr. T3Rethren, pray that this my sacrifice and
JO yours may be acceptable to God the Father
Almighty.
R. May the Lord receive this sacrifice from thy
hands to the praise and glory of his own name, to
our benefit, and that of all his holy Church.
Let us pray.
Pr. TNstructed by thy saving precepts, and follow-
L ing thy divine directions, we presume to
say: Our Father, &c. p. xxix.
R, Deliver us from all evil*
Having ansn\red Amen in silence, he then says aloud;
Deliver us, we beseech thee, O Lord, &c. as in
p. xl.
Having elevated the Sacred Host, and divided it
into three parts, he pats one into the Chalice say
ing ;
LET not the participation of thy body, O Lord
Jesus Christ, which I, though unworthy, pre*
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sume to receive, turn to my judgment and con-
damnation; but let it, through thy mercy, become
a safe-guard and remedy both to soul and body
who with God the Father, in unity with the Holy
Ghost, livest and reignest, one God, world without
end. Amen.
Taking up the Sacred Host on the Paten, he says :
IWill receive the bread of heaven, and call on the
name of the Lord.
Then he strikes his breast, repeating thrice:
T ORD, I am not worthy thou shouldst enter under
*"* my roof; speak therefore but the word, and my
soul shall be healed.
When he receives the Sacred Host, he says :
MAY the body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve
my soul to everlasting life. Amen.
Having received the Chalice, and taken the Ablution^
bowing dozen, he says ;
GRANT, O Lord, that what we have taken
with our mouths, we may receive with a pure
heart ; that as we now receive it in this mortal life,
it may procure us that which is eternal.
VESPERS.
ANTHEMS and PSALMS, as yesterday , p. 275.
At the Magnificat.
Ant. Cum accepissit acetum dixit ; consummation
est \ et inclinato capiit, emisit spiritum.
V. Christ us fact us est pro nobis obediens usque ad
mortem, mortem autcm crucis.
Our Father being said in secret, the office concludes
with the Ps. Miserere, ^,279, and the Prajer Res-
pice, f. 270.
""HOLY SATURDAY.
TN the first ages of the Church there was no Mass cele-
brated either on this day or yesterday. The faithful
silently adored Jesus Christ in the sepulchre till towards
evening, when they aiTembled in the Church ; and occu-
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pied themselves in praying, reading lessons from the holy
Scriptures, Tinging pfalms, baptizing and confirming ca-
techumens, &c. &c. until about midnight, when the Mais
of the Resurrection began. Wherefore in order to perpe-
tuate the remembrance of the fervent piety of her nrfl
children, the Church ftill retains the word night in the
Office of this day.
The BLESSING of the FIRE.
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. Deus, qui.
OGod, who by thy only Son, the chief corner-
stone of thy Church, hast bestowed on the
faithful the fire of thy divine love : bless Jfp this new
fire produced from a flint for our use ; and grant
that during this paschal solemnity, we may be so
inflamed with heavenly desires, that, with purity of
mind, we may come to those festivals, where we
may enjoy a light which will never end. Thro' the
same. R. Amen.
Let us pray. Domine, Deus.
/^\ Lord God, Almighty Father, never-failing
^ light, who art the Creator of all the lights:
bless 4** this light, which hath been before blessed
and sanctified by thee, who hast enlightened the
whole world; that we may be inflamed by that same
light, and enlightened by the fire of thy brightness j
and as thou didst enlighten Moses when he went
out of Egypt, so enlighten our hearts and senses,
that we may obtain that light and life which will
have no enJ. Thro' Christ our Lord. R. Amen
Let us pray. Do mine sanctc.
\ Holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God,
^ vouchsafe to assist us, while we bless this tire
in thy name, and in that of thy only Son Jtsus
Christ, our Lord and God, and the Holy Ghost:
assist us against the fiery dans of the enemy, and
rhten us with thy heavenly grace* Who iivest
eignest with the same, &c, R. Amen.
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The BLESSING of the five Grains of INCENSE.
PLentifully pour forth, we beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, thy ^ blessing on this incense :
and kindle, O invisible regenerator, the brightness
of this night; that not only the sacrifice, which is
otfered this night, may shine by the secret mixture of
thy light; but also, that into whatever place any
thing sanctified by these imstical prayers shall be
carried, there by the power of thy majesty, all the
malicious artifices of the devil may be defeated.
Thro' Christ our Lord. It. Amen.
After an Acolyte has put some of the blessed Fire into
the Censer, the Priest adds incense, saying ; " May
thou be blessed j* by him, in whose honour thou
art to be burnt.'* Here he sprinkles the Grains of
Incense and the Fire thrice, saying : " Sprinkle
me, &c. p. xiii. Then having fumed them thrice
tilth Incense, he takes the Cane with the three
Candles to the entrance of the Church, where ore
w lighted by an Acolyte with a candle from the new
Jire, whilst the Deacon sings alone : ' Behold the
light of Christ," to which, all kneeling, add :
r " R. Thanks he to God "
The sa?ne is repeated at lighting tht second in the
middle of the Church, and the third at the foot of
the altar; after which the Deacon says : " Pray
Sir, give me your blessing." To which the Priest
replies: " May the Lord be in your heart and
lips, that you may worthily and fitlv proclaim his
Paschal praise: in the name of the Father, and of
the Son *J-, &c. R. Amen."
During the BLESSING of the PASCHAL CAN-
DLE, all stand up.
I ET now the heavenly troops of angels rejoice i
let these divine mysteries be joyfully celebrated ;
ar\4 let the heavenly trumpet publish the victory of
our great King ; and let the eanh also triumph, be*
ing beautified with such resplendent beams $ and let
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it see the darkness which overspread the whole
world chaced away by the splendor of our Eternal
King. Let our Mother the Church also rejoice, be-
ing adorned by the rays of so great a light ; and let
this temple echo with the joyful acclamations of all
the people. And therefore I beseech you, dear
brethren, who behold the wonderful brightness of
this holy light, to join with me in invoking the
mercy of Almighty God 5 that he who hath been
pleased, without any merit on my side, to admit
me into the number of his Levites, may, by the
effusion of light upon me, enable me to go through
with the encomium of this taper. Thro* our Lord
Jesus Christ his Son, who with him and the Holy
Ghost liveth and reigneth one God world without
end. R. Amen.
I". The Lord be with you. H. And with thy
spirit. V. Raise up your hearts on high. R. We
have them raised up to the Lord. V. Let us give
thanks to the Lord our God. R. It is meet and
just.
|T is truly meet and just to proclaim with all the
* affection f heart and soul, and sound of voice,
the invisible God, the Father Almighty, and his
only Son our Lord Jesus Christ: who paid for us to'
his eternal Father the debt of Adam j and, by his
sacred blood, cancelled the guilt of the original of.
*ence. For this is the Paschal solemnity, in which the
irue Lamb was slain, by whose blood the doors of
the faithful are consecrated. This is the night, in
which thou formerly didst bring forth our forefather?,
the children of Israel, out of Egypt, leading them
dry-foot through the Red-Sea. This also is that
night which dissipated the darkness of sin by the
iight of a pillar of fire. This is the night, which,
withdrawing all those who, through the whole
world, believe in Christ, from the vices of the
world, and the darkness of sin, restores them to
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grace, and gives them a fellowship with the sain is.
This is the night in which Christ broke the chains
of death, and ascended victorious from the grave.
For it would have availed us nothing to have been
born, unless we had also the advantage of being re-
deemed. O the wonders of thy mercy towards vs!
O the inestimable excess of thy love. Thou didst
deliver up thy Son to redeem a slave! O truly neces-
sary sin of Adam, which hath been blotted out by
the death of Christ! O happy fault, which deserved
such and so great a Redeemer! O truly blessed
night, which alone was privileged to know the hour
and momenfrwhen Christ rose again from the dead !
This is the night of which it is written : 4< And the
night shall be as light as day : and the night shineth
upon me in my pleasures." The sacredness there*
fore of this night puts crimes to flight, washes away
sin, and restores innocence to the ialle.n, and joy to
those in sorrow. It banishes enmities, produces
concord, and makes potentates bow.
Here the Deacon fixes the five Grains of Incense in
the Candle in the form of a Cross, and then goes on:
REceive, therefore, O holy Father, on this sacred
night, the evening sacrifice of this incense,
which thy holy Church, by the hands of her minis-
ters, presents to thee in the solemn oblation of this
wax candle, made out of the labour of the bees. But
now we know the meaning of the encomiums of this
taper lighted from this sparkling fire to the honour of
God. (Here he lights the Paschal Candle) Which fire,
though now divided, suffers no loss from the com-
munication of its light, whilst it feeds on the melted
wax produced by the bee to make this taper.
(Here the lamps are lighted.) O truly blessed
night, which plundered the Egyptians, and enriched
the Hebrews! O night, in which heaven is united to
earth, and God to man ! We beseech thee, there,
fore, O Lord, that this taper, consecrated to the
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honour of thy name, may continue burning to dissi-
pate the darkness of this night; and being accepted
by thee as a sweet odour, it may be joined to the
lights of heaven: Let the morning star find.it burn-
ing; that morning star, I mean, which never sets 5
who, returning from the grave, darted forth his be-
nign rays upon mankind. We beseech thee, there-
fore, O Lord, to grant us peace during this Paschal
solemnity, and with thine uninterrupted protection
to rule, govern, and preserve us thy servants, and
all the clergy and devout laity ; together with our
holy father Pope N. and our Bishop N. Look down
also on our pious King N. and since ?hou knowest
O God, the desires of his heart, grant, by the ineffa-
ble grace of thy goodness and mercy, that he may
enjoy with all his people, an uninterrupted peace
and heavenly victory. . Thro', It. Amen.
Then are read the Lessons, called Prophecies, for the
Instruction of the Catechumens.
I. PROPHECY. Gen. i. ii. In the beginning
God created heaven and earth. And the earth was
void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of
the deep; and the Spirit of God moved over the
waters. And God said: Be light made. And light
was made. And God saw the light that it was
good: and he divided the light from the darkness.
And he called the light day, and the darkness night;
and there was evening and morning one day. And
God said; L^t there be a firmament made amidst
the waters: and let it divide the waters from the
waters. And God made a firmament, and divided
the waters that were under the firmament from those
that were above the firmament. And it was so.
And God called the firmament, Heaven; and the
evening and morning were the second day. God
also said : Let the waters that are under the heaven
be gathered together into one place : and let the
dry land appear. And it was so done. And God
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called the dry land E.rth : and the gathering tope-
ther of the waters, he called Seas. And God saw
that it was good. And he said: let the eaith bring
forth the green herb, and such as may seed, and t
fruit-tree yielding fruit after its kind, which may
have seed in itself upon the earth. And it v as so
done. And the earth brought forth the green herb,
and such as yieldtth seed according to its kind, and
the tree that beareih fruit, having seed each one ac-
cording to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
And the evening and the morning were the third
day. And God said : Let there be lights made in
the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the
night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons,
and for days and years: to shine in the firmament
of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. ^ And
it was so done. And God made two great lights ; a
greater light to rule the day, and a lesser light to
rule the night 5 and stars. And he set them in the
firmament' of heaven, to shine upon the earth. And
to rule the day and the night, and to divine
the light and the darkness, And God saw that i
was good. And the evening and morning were
the fourth day. God also said: Let the waters
bring forth the creeping creature having life, and
the fowl that may fly over the earth under the firma-
ment of heaven . And God created the great whales,
and every living and moving creature, which the
waters brought forth, according to their kinds, and
every winged fowl according to its kind. And God
saw that it was good. And he blessed them, say-
ing: Increase and multiply, and fill the waters of
the sea: and let the birds be multiplied upon the
earth. And the evening and morning were the
fifth day. And God said: Let the earth bring forth
the living creature in its kind, cattle, and creeping
things, and beasts of the earth according to tneir
kiuds; and it was so done. And God made the beasts
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of the earth according to their kinds, and cattle, and
every thing that creepeth on the earth after its kind.
And God saw that it was good. And he said : Let
us make man to our image and likeness, and let him
have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the
fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole
earth, and every creeping creature that moveth up.
on the earth. And God created man to his own
image: to the image of God he created him : male
and female he created them. And God blessed
them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the
earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the
sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures
that move upon the earth. And God said : Behold
J have given you every herb bearing seed upon the
earth, and all trees that have in themselves seed of
their own kind, to be your meat : and to all beasts
of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to all
that move upon the earth, and wherein there is life,
that you may have to feed upon. And it was so
done. And God saw all the things that he had
made, and they were very good. And the evening
and morning were the sixth day. (Chap, ii.) So the
heavens and earth were finished, and all the fur-
niture of them. And on the seventh day God ended
his work which he had made: and he rested on the
seventh day from all his work which he had done.
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Ecus, qui.O God, who didst won-
derfully create man, and redeem him by a still
greater wonder: grant us, we beseech thee, such
strength of mind and reason against all the allure-
ments of sin, that we may deserve to obtain eternal
joys. Thro*. R. Amen.
II. PROPHECY. Gen. v. 31, vi. vii. viii. 18.
And Noe, when he was five hundred years old,
begot Sem, Cham, and Japheth. (Chap, vi,) And
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after that men began to be multiplied upon the
earth, and daughters were born to them. The
sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they
were fair, took to themselves wives of all, which
they chose. And God said: My spirit shall not re-
main in man for ever, because he is flesh : and his
days shall be one hundred and twenty years. Now
giants were upon the earth in those days. For after
the sons of God went in to the daughters of men,
and they brought forth children, these are the
mighty men of old, men of renown. And God see-
ing that the wickedness of men was great on the
earth, and that all the thought of their heart was
bent upon evil at all times, it repented him that he
had made man on the earth. Aad being touched in*
wardly with sorrow of heart, he said : I will destroy
man, whom I have created, from the face of the
earth, from man even to beasts, from the creeping
thing even to the fowls of the air, for it repenteth
me that I have made them. But Noe found grace
before the Lord. These are the generations of
- Noe: Noe was a just and perfect man in his geae-
ration, he walked with God. And he begot three
sons, Sem, Cham, and Japheth. And the earth was
corrupted before God, and was filled with iuiquity.
And when God had seen that the earth was cor.
rupted (for all flesh had corrupted its way upon the
earth) he said to Noe: The end of all flesh is come
before me, and the earth is filled with iniquity thro*
them, and I will destroy them with the earth. Make
theean ark of timber planks: thou shall make little
rooms in the ark, and thou shall pitch it within and
without. And thus shalt thou make it. The length
of the ark shall be three hundred cubits: the
breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty
cubits. Thou shalt make a window in the ark, and
in a cubit shalt thou finish the top of it: and the
door of the ark shalt thou set in the side : with low-
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er, middle chambers, and third stones shalt thou
make it. Behold 1 will bring the waters of a great
flood upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is
the breath of life, under heaven. All things that
are in the earth shall be consumed. And I will
establish my covenant with thee : And thou shalt
enter into the ark, thou and thy sons, and thy wife,
and the wives of thy sons with thee. And of every
living creature of all flesh, thou shalt hring two of
a sort into the ark, that they may live with thee; of
the male sex, and the female. Of fowls according
to their kind, and of beasts in their kind, and of
every thing that creepeth on the earth according to
its kind : two of every sort shall go in with thee,
that they may live. Thou shalt take unto thee of
all food, that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it
up with thee : and it shall be food for thee and
them. And Noe did all things which God com-
manded him. (Chap, vii.) And he was six hundred
years old, when the waters of the flood overflowed
the earth. All the fountains of the great deep were
broken up, and the flood gates of heaven were
opened. And the rain fell upon the earth forty days
and forty nights. In the self-same day Noe, and
Sem, and Cham, and japheth, his sons: his wife,
and the three wives of his sons with them, went in-
to the ark : they and every beast according to its
kind, and all the cattle in their kind, and every
thing that nioveth upon the earth according to its
kind, and e.ery fowl according to its kind, all birds,
and all that fly. And the ark'was carried upon the
waters. And the waters prevailed beyond measure
upon the earth: and all the high mountains under
the whole heaven was covered. The water was
fifteen cubits higher than the mountains, which it
covered. And all flesh was destroyed that Amoved
upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of
beasts, and of all creeping things tint creep upon
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the earth : and Noe only remained, and they that
were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed
upon the earth a hundred and fifty days. (Chap, viii.)
And God remembered Noe, and all the living
creatures, and all the cattle which were with him in
the ark, and brought a wind upon the earth, and
the waters were abated. The fountains also of the
deep, and the flood-gates of heaven, were shut up,
and the rain from heaven was restrained. And the
waters returned from off the earth, going and com-
ing: and they began to be abated after a hundred
and fifty days. And after that forty days were pas-
sed, Noe opening the window of the ark which he
had made, sent forth a raven ; which went forth,
and did not return until the waters were dried upon
the earth. He sent forth a also dove after him, to
see if the waters had now ceased upon the face of
the earth. But she not finding \\here her foot
might rest, returned to him into the ark: for the
waters were upon the whole earth : and he put
forth his hand, and caught her, and brought her
into the ark. And having waited yet seven other
days, he again sent forth the dove out of the ark.
And she came to him in the evening, carrying a
bough of an olive-tree, with green leaves, in her
mouth. Noe therefore understood that the waters
were ceased upon the earth. And he stayed yet
other seven days: and he sent forth the dove, which
returned not any more unto him. And God spoke
to Noe, saying: Go out of the ark, thou and thy wife,
thy sous, and the wives ot thy sons with thee. Aill
living things that are with thee of all tiesh, as well in
fowls, as in beasts, and all creeping things thai creep
upon the earih, bring out with thee, and go ye
upon the earth : increase and multiply upon it. So
Noe went out, he and his sons, his wife, and the
wives of his sons with him : and all living things, and
cattle, and creeping things that creep upon the
earth, according to their kinds, went out of the
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ark. And Noe built an altar unto the Lords and
taking of all cattle and fowls that were clean, offered
holocausts upon the altar. And the Lord smelled a
sweet savour. >
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus, incommutubilis. O God f
whose power is unchangeable, and whose light ne-
ver faileth, mercifully regard the wonderful sacra*
ment of thy whole Church, and by an effect of thy
perpetual providence, accomplish in peace the work
of human salvation : and let the whole world expe-
rience and see, that what was now fallen, is raised
up again; what was old, is become new; and that
all things are again settled by him who gave them
their first being, our Lord Jesus Christ thy Son.
Wholiverh. R. Amen.
III. PROPHECY. Gen. xxiu In those days; God
tempted Abraham, and said to him: Abraham, Abra-
ham. And he answered : Here I am. He said to him :
Take thy only begotten Son Isaac, whom thou lovest,
and go into the land of vision ; and there thou shalt
offer him for an holocaust upon one of the moun-
tains which I will shew thee. So Abraham rising
up in the night, saddled his ass : and took with him
two young men, and Isaac his son ; and when he
had cut wood for the holocaust, he went his way to
the place which God had commanded him. And on
the third day, lifting up his eyes, he saw the place
afar off And he said to his young men: Stay you
here with the ass: I and the boy will go with speed
as far as yonder, and after we have worshipped,
will return to you. And he took the wood for the
holocaust, and laid it upon Isaac his son ; and he
himself carried in his hands fire and a sword. And
as they two went on together, Isaac said to his fa-
ther: My father. And he answered: What wilt
thou, son? Behold, saith he, fire and wood;
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where is the Victim for the holocaust ? And A bra-
ham said: God will provide himself a victim for a
holocaust, my son. So they went on together :
and they came to the place which God had shewed
him, where he built an altar, and laid the wood in
order upon it: and when he had bound Isaac his
son, he laid him on the altar upon the pile of
wood. And he put forth his hand, and took the
sword to sacrifice his son. And behold an angel of
the Lord from heaven called to him, saying : Abra-
ham, Abraham. And he answered ; Here I am.
And he said to him : Lay not thy hand upon the
boy, neither do thou any thing to him : now I
know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared
thy only begotten son for my sake. Abraham lifted
up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram amongst
the briers, sticking fast by the horns, which he took
and offered for a holocaust instead of his son. And
he called the name of that place, The Lord seeth.
Whereupon, even to this day, it is said: In the
mountain the Lord will see. And the angel of the
Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven,
saying: By my own self have I sworn, saith the
Lord : because thou hast done this thing, and hast
not spared thy only begotten son for my sake: I
will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the
stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea
shore : thy seed shall possess the gates of their
enemies. And in thy seed shall all the nations of
the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my
voice. Abraham returned to his young men, and
they weni to Bersabee together, and he dwelt there,
iV. Let us pray. Dtac. Let us kneel down.
tiubd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus, fidclium O God, the sove-
reign Father of the faithful, who throughout the
whole world multipliest the children of the promise
by the grace of thy adoption, and makest thy servant
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Abraham, according to thy oath, the father of all
nations by this paschal sacrament ; grant that thy
people may worthily receive the grace of thy voca-
tion. Thro 1 . % Jl. Amen.
IV. PROPHECY. Exod. xiv. 24. / those days;
It came to pass in the morning watch, and behold
the Lord looking upon the Egyptian army through
the pillar of fire, and of the cloud, slew their host ;
and overthrew the wheels of the chariots, and
they were carried into the deep. And the Egypti-
ans said; Let us flee from Israel: for the Lord
fighteth for them against us. And the Lord said to
Moses : Stretch forth thine hand over the sea, that
the waters may come again upon the Egyptians,
upon their chariots and horsemen. And when Mo-
ses had stretched forth his hand towards the sea,
it returned at the first break of day to the former
place: and as the Egyptians w r ere fleeing away, the
waters came upon them, and the Lord shut them up
in the middle of the waves. And the waters return-
ed, and covered the chariots and the horsemen of
all the army of Pharao, who had come into the sea
after them, neither did there so much as one of
them remain. But the children of Israel marched
through the midst of the sea upon dry land, and the
waters were to them as a wall on the right hand and
on the left : and the Lord delivered Israel in that
day out of the hands of the Egyptians. And they
saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea- shore, and the
mighty hand that the Lord had used against them ;
and the people feared the Lord, and they believed
the Lord, and Moses his servant. Then Moses and
the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord,
and said :
TRACT. Erod. xv. Let us sing to the Lord :
for he hath wonderfully displayed his glory; he
hath thrown both the horse and the rider into the
sea. He hath been rny help and my protector and
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Saviour. V. He is my God : to him will I give
glory : he is the God of my father, and I will extol
him. V. lie is the Lord that destroyeth wars : his
name is the Lord*
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus cujus. O God, whose anci-
ent miracles we see renewed in our days : whilst, by
the water of regeneration, thou performest, for the
salvation of the Gentiles, that which by the power
of thy right hand thou didst for the deliverance of
one people from the Egyptian persecution : grant
that all the nations of the world may become the
children of Abraham, and partake of the dignity of
the people of Israel. Thro'. It. Amen.
V. PROPHECY, /s. liv.lv. This is the in-
heritance of theservants of the Lord, and their jus-
tice with me, saith the Lord. All you that
thirst come to the water; and you that have no
money, make haste, buy, and eat : come ye, buy
wine and milk without money, and without any
price. Why do you spend money for that which
is not bread, and your labour for that which doth
not satisfy you ? Hearken diligently to me, and
eat that which is good, and your soul shall be de-
lighted in fatness. Incline your ear, and come to
me: hear, and your soul shall live, and I will make
an everlasting covenant with you, the faithful mer-
cies of David. Behold I have given him for a wit-
ness to the people, for a leader and a master to the
Gentiles. Behold thou shalt call a nation, which
thou knewest not : and the nations that knew not
thee shall run to thee, because of the Lord thy
God, and for the Holy One of Israel, for ht "hath
glorified thee. Seek ye the Lord while he may be
found, call upon -him while he is near. Let
the wicked forsake Jiis way, and the unjust man his
thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, a-id he
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\vill have mercy on him, and to our God : for he is
bountiful to forgive. Tor my thoughts are not your
thoughts, nor your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
For as the heavens are exalted above the earth, so
are my ways exalted above your ways, and my
thoughts above your thoughts. And as the rain and
the snow come down from heaven, and return no
more thither, but soak the earth, and water it,
and make it to spring, and give seed to the sower,
and bread to the eater: so shall my word be, which
shall go forth from my mouth ; it shall not return
to me void, but it shall do whatever I please, and
shall prosper in the things for which I seat it, saith
the Lord A tm igh ty.
Pr. Let us pray. Dcac. Let us kneel down.
Subd, Stand up again.
PRAYER. Omnipotent O almighty and eter-
nal God, multiply, for the honour of thy name,
what thou didst promise to the faith of our fore-
fathers: and increase, by thy sacred adoption, the
children of that promise: that what the ancient
saints doubted not would come to pass, thy church
may now find in great part accomplished. Thro'.
JR. Amen.
VI. PROPHECY. Baruch iii. 9. Hear, O Israel,
the commandments of life : give ear, that thou
mayest learn wisdom. How happeueth it, O Israel,
that thou art in thy enemies land ? Thou art grown
old in a strange country, thou arf defiled with the
dead ; thou art counted with them that go down
into hell, Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wis-
dom : for if thou hadst walked in the way of God,
thou surely hadst dwelt in peace for ever. Learn
where is wisdom, where is strength, where is under-
standing, that thou mayest know also where i
length of days and life, where is the light of the
eyes, and peace. Who hath found out Her place ?
and who hath gone in to her treasures ? Where are
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the princes of the nations, and they that rule over
the beasts that are upon the earth ? That take their
pastime with the birds of the air ; that hoard up sil.
ver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no
end of their getting ? who work in silver and are so-
licitous, and their works are unsearchable ? They
are cut off, and are gone down to hell, and others
are risen up in their place. Young men have seen
the light, and dwelt upon the earth: but the way
of knowledge they have not known, nor have they
understood the paths thereof, neither have their
children received it, it is far from their face. It
hath not been heard of in the land of Chanaan, nei-
ther had it been seen in Theman. The children
ofAgciralso, that search after wisdom, that is of
the earth, the merchants of Merrha, and of The-
man, and the tellers of fables, and searchers of pru-
dence and understanding: but the way of wisdom
they have not known, neither have they remembered
her paths. O Israel, how great is the house of God,
and how vast is the place of his possession ! It is
great and hath no end: it is high and immense.
There were the giants, those renowned men that
were from the beginning, of great stature, expert in
war. The Lord chose not them, neither did they
find the way of knowledge : therefore did they pe-
rish. And because they had not wisdom, they pe-
rished through their folly. Who hath gone up into
heaven, rnd taken her, and brought her down from
the clouds? Who hath passed over the sea, and
found her, and brought her preferably to chosen
gold ? There is none that is able to know her ways,
nor that can search out her paths : But he that
knoweth all things, knoweth her, and hath found
her out with his understanding: he that prepared
the earth for evermore, and filled it with cattle and
four-footed beasts; he that sendeth forth light, and
it goeth ; and hath called it, and it obeyed him with
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trembling. And the stars have given light in their
watches, and rejoiced : they were called, and they
said: Here we are: and with cheerfulness they
have shined forth to him that made them. This is
our God, and there shall no other be accounted of
in comparison of him. He found out all the ways
of knowledge, and gave it to Jacob his servant, and
to Israel his beloved. Afterwards he was seen upon
earth, and conversed with men.
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
tiubd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus, qui.O God, who continu-
ally multipliest thy church by the vocation of the
Gentiles; mercifully grant thy perpetual protection
to those whom thou washest with the water of bap-
tism. Thro'. R. Amen.
VII. PROPHECY. Ezech. xxxvii. - In those
days : ^The hand of the Lord was upon me, and
brougfit me forth in the spirit of the Lord : and set
me down in the midst of a plain that was full of bones.
And he led me about through them on every side :
now they were very many upon the face of the plain,
and they were exceeding dry. And he said to me :
Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live ?
And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest. And
he said to me: Prophesy concerning these bones;
and say to them: Ye dry bones, hear the word of
the Lord. Thus saith the Lord God to these
bones : Behold, I will send spirit into you, and will
cause flesh to grow over you, and will cover you
with skin : and I will give you spirit, and you shall
live, and you shall know that 1 am the Lord. And
I prophesied as he had commanded me : and as
1 prophesied there was a noise, and behold a
commotion : and the bones came together, each
one to its joint. And I saw, and behold the sinews
and the flesh came up upon them ; and the skin was
stretched out over them, but there was no spiw in
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them. And he said to me : Prophesy to the spirit,
prophesy, O Son of man, and say to the spirit:
Thus saith the Lord God : Come, spirit, from the
four winds, and blow upon these slain, and let
them live again. And I prophesied as he had com-
manded me: and the spirit came into them, and
they lived ; and they stood upon their feet, an ex-
ceeding great army. And he said to me: Son of
man, atl these bones are the 'house of Israel : they
say: Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost,
and we are cut off. Therefore prophesy, and say
to them : Thus saith the Lord God: Behold, I will
open your graves, and will bring you out of your se-
pulchres, O my people ; and will bring you into the
land of Israel. And you shall know triat I am the
Lord, when I shall have optned your sepulchres,
and shall have brought you out of your graves, O my
people, and shall have put my spirit in you, and
you shall live, and I shall make you rest upon your
own land, saith the Lord Almighty.
IV. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus, qul nos.O God, \vho by the
scriptures of both testaments teachest us to celebrate
the Paschal sacrament: give us such a sense of thy
mercv, that, by receiving thy present favours, we
may have a firm hope of thy future blessings. Thro*.
K. Amen.
VIII. PROPHECY. Is-, iv. In that day seven
women shall take hold of one man, saying: \Ve
will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel :
only let us be called by thy name, take away our
reproach. In that day the bud of the Lord shall be
in magnificence and glory, and the fruit of the earth
shall be high, and a great joy to them that have
escaped of Israel. And it shall come to pass, that
everv one that shall be left in Sion, and that shall re-
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main in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, every one
that is written in life in Jerusalem. If the Lord
shall wash away the filth of the daughters of'Sion,
and shall wash away the blood of Jerusalem out of
the midst thereof) by the spirit of judgment, and by
the spirit of burning. And the Lord will create
upon every place of mount Sion, and where he is
called upon, a cloud by day, and a smoke and the
brightness of a flaming fire in the night: for over all
the glory shall be a protection. And there shall be
a tabernacle for a shade in the day-time from the
heat, and for a security, and covert from the whirl*
wind, and from rain.
TRACT. Is. v. My beloved had a vineyard on
a high and fruitful place. V. He fenced it in, and
digged it about, and planted it with the choicest
vines, and built a tower in the midst of it. V. And
he sunk in it a wine-press: for the vineyard of the
Lord of hosts is the house of Israel.
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
SubcL Stand up again.
PRAYER. Deus, qui. O God, who by the
mouths of the holy prophets hast declared, that
thro' the whole extent of thy empire it is thou that
sowest the good seed, and improvest the choicest
branches that are found in all the children of thy
church , grant to thy people, who are called by the
names of vineyards and corn, that they may root
out all thorns and briers, and bring forth good fruit
in plenty. Thro'. JR. Amen.
IX. PROPHECY. Exod.rii.-~In those days:
The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, &c as in the
II Lesson of the Mass of the Presanctified, p. 281.
Pr. Let\is pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Omnipotcns. O almighty and eter.
nal God, who art wonderful in the performance of
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all thy works : let thy servants, whom tbou hast re.
deemed, understand, that the creation of the world
in the beginning was not a more excellent work,
than the sacrificing of Christ our passover at the tad
of the world. Who with thee, &c. R. Amen.
X. PROPHECY. Jonas iii. In those days: The
word of the Lord came to Jonas, &c. as in the Les-
son on Monday in Passion-Week, p. 212.
Pr. Let us pray. Deac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. Stand up again.
PRAYER. Dcus, gui. O God, who hast unit-
ed the several nations of the Gentiles in the profes-
sion of thy name: give us both a will and a power
to obey thy commands: that all thy people, who
a-re called to eternity, may have the same faith in
their minds, and piety in their actions. Thro'.
R. A mm.
XI. PROPHECY, Devt. xxxi.22. Iw those days:
Moses wrote a canticle, and taught it the children
of Israel. And the Lord commanded Josue, the
son of Nun, and said: Take courage, and be va-
liant: for thou shall bring the children of Israel into
the land which I have promised, and I will be with
thee. Therefore after Moses had wrote the words
of this law in a volume, and finished it : he com-
manded the Levites, who carried the ark of the co-
venant of the Lord, saying; Take this book, and
put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the
Lord your God : that it may be there for a testimo-
ny against thee. For I know thy obstinacy, and
thy most stiff neck. While I am yet living, and
going in with you, you have always been rebellious
..linst the Lord: how much more when I shall be
dead ? Gather unto me all the ancients of your
tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these
words in their hearing, and \viii call heaven and
earth to witness against them. For I ki:< w tb^t,
after my death, you will do wickedly, an;! will
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quickly turn aside from the way that I have com*
manded you: and evils shall come upon you in the
latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of
the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your
hands. Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of
the assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle,
and finished it even to the end.
TRACT, Deut. xxxii. Give ear, O ye heavens,
and I will speak: and let the earth hear the words
of my mouth, V. Let what I say be looked for like
rain: and let my words drop down like dew. V.
Like the shower upon the grass, and the snow upon
the dry herb: for 1 will call upon the name of the
Lord. V. Publish the greatness of our God: he is
God ; his works are perfect, and all his ways are
justice. V. God is faithful, in whom there is no
iniquity : the Lord is just ajul holy.
Pr. Let us pray. J}tac. Let us kneel down.
Subd. StaiuLup again.
PRAYER. Deus, ukitudo. ~ O God, who
raisest the humble, and givest strength to the righ-
teous ; and who by thy holy servant Moses, wast
pleased so to instruct thy people by the singing of
the sacred canticle, that the repetition of the law
might be also our direction : shew thy power to all
the multitude of Gentiles justified by thee, and, by
mitigating thy terrors grant them joy: that all
their sins being pardoned by thee, the threatened
vengeance may contribute to their salvation. Thro*.
11. Amen.
XII. PROPHECY. Van. iii. In those days :
King Nabuchodonosor made a statue of gold, of
sixty cubits high, and six cubits broad, and he set it
up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon,
Then Nabuchodonosor the king sent to call toge-
ther the nobles, the magistrates, and the judges, the
captains, the rulers, and governors, and all the
chief men of the provinces, to come to the dedica-
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tion of the statue which king Nabuchodonosor had
set up. Then the nobles, the magistrates, and the
judges, the captains, and rulers, and the great men
that were placed in authority, and all the princes of
the provinces, were gathered together to come to
the dedication of the statue which king Nabucho.
donosor had set up. And they stood before the
statue which king Nabuchodonosor had set up.
Then a herald cried with a strong voice: To you it
is commanded, O nations, tribes, and languages :
that iu the hour that you shall hear the sound of the
trumpet, and of the flute, and of the harp, of the
sackbtit and of the psaltery, and of the symphony,
and of all kind of music; ye fall down and adore the
golden statue which king Nabuchodonosor hath set
wp. But if any man shall not fall down and adore,
be shall the same hour be cast into a furnace of
burning fire. Upon this, therefore, at the time
\vhen all the people heard the sound of the trumpet,
the flute and the harp, of the sackbur, and the
psalten', of the symphony, and of all kind of ma-
sic j all the nations, tribes and languages, fell down
and adored the golden statue, which king Nabucho.
donosor had set up. And presently, at that very
time some Chaldeans came and accused the Jews:
and said to king Nabuchodonosor; O king, live
forever: Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that
every man that shall hear the sound of the trumpet,
the flute, and the harp, of the sackbut, and the
psaltery, of the symphony, and of all kind of music:
shall prostrate himself, and adore the golden status:
and that if any man shall not fall down and adore, he
should be cast into a furnace of burning fire. Now
there are certain Jews, whom thou hast set over the
works of the province of Babylon, Sidrach, Misach.
andAbednago: these men, O king, have slighted
thy decree ; they worship not thy gods, nor do
they adore the golden statue which thou hast set
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up. Then Nabuchodonosor, in fury and in wrath,
commanded that Sidrach, Misach, and Abednago*
should be brought, who immediately were brought
before the king. And Nabuchodonosor the king
spoke to them, and said: Is it true, O Sidrach,
Misach, and Abednago, that you do not worship
my gods, nor adore the golden 'statue that I have set
up ? Now therefore if you be ready, at what hour
soever you shall hear thesound of the trumpet, flute y
harp, sackbut, and psaltery, and symphony, and of
alt kind of music, prostrate yourselves, and adore the
statue which I have made : but if you- do not adore,
you shall be cast in the same hour into the furnace of
burning fire : and who is the God that shall deliver
you out of my hand ? Sidrach, Misach, and Abed,
nago answered and said to king Nabrfchodonosor 8
We have no occasion to answer thee concerning
this matter. For behold our God, whom we wor-
ship, is able to save us from the furnace of burning
fire, and to deliver us out of thy hands, O king*
But if he will not, be it known to thee, O king, that
\ve will not worship thy gods, nor adore the golden
statue which thou hast set up. Then was Nabucho-
doncsor filled with fury: and the countenance of
his face was changed against Sidrach, Misach, and
Abednago, and he commanded that the furnace
should be heated seven times more than it had been
accustomed to be heated. And he commanded the
strongest men that were in his army, to bind the
feet of Sidiach, Misach, and Abednago, and to
cast them into the furnace of burning fire. And
immediately these men were bound and were cast
into the furnace of burning fire, with their coats and
their caps, and their shoes, and their garments. Foe
the king's commandment was urgent, and the fur*
nace was heated exceedingly. And the flame of
the fire slew those men that had cast in Sidrach*
Misach, and Abednago. But these three men, that
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is, Sidrach, Misnch, and Abednago, fell down
bound in the midst of the furnace of burning fire.
And they walked in the midst of the flame praising
God, and blessing the Lord.
Let us pray. Omnipotcns.
O Almighty and eternal God, the only hope of
the world, vt ho, by the voice of thy prophets,
hast manifested the mysteries of this present time :
graciously increase the desires of thy people; since
none of the faithful can advance in any virtue with-
out thy inspiration. Thro 1 . R. Amen.
The BLESSING of the FONT.
When the Celebrant goes towards the Font, is said the
TRACT. As the hart panteth after the fountains
of water j so my soul panteth after thee, O God.
V, My soul hath thirsted after the living God : when
shall I come and appear before the face of God ?
V. My tears have been my bread day and night,
while they say to me every day: Where is now thy
God?
The Lord be with you. R. And with thy spirit.
Let us pray. Concede.
GRANT, we beseech thee, O Almighty God,
that we, who celebrate the gift of the Holy
Ghost, may, by the inspiration of heaven, earnestly
thirst after the fountain of life. Thro'. ... in unity
of the sn me.
When the Priest comes to the Font.
The Lord be with you. It. And with thy spirit.
O Almighty and eternal God, be present at these
mysteries, be present at these sacraments of
thy great goodness : and send forth the spirit of thy
adoption to regenerate the new people, whom the
font of baptism bringeth forth; that what is to be
done by the ministry of us thy servants, may be ac-
.romplished by the effect of thy power. Thro',
jt. Amen.
y. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy
324 OFFICE BEFORE MASS
spirit. V. Raise up your hearts on high. R. We
have them raised up to the Lord. V. Let ns give
thanks to the Lord our God. R. It is meet and j ust.
JT is truly meet ^ and j ust, right and available to
salvation, to give thee thanks always, and in all
places, O holy Lord, almighty Father, and eternal
God : who, by thy invisible power, dost wonder-
fully produce the effects of thy sacraments : and,
though we are unworthy to administer such great
mysteries, yet, as thou dost not abandon the gifts of
thy grace, so thou inclinest the ears of thy goodness
even to our prayers. O God, whose spirit in the
very beginning of the world moved upon the wa-
ters; that even then the nature of water might re-
ceive the virtue of sanctification : O God, who by
water didst wash away the crimes of a guilty world,
and by the overflowing of the deluge didst give us a
figure of regeneration ; that one and the same ele-
ment might, in a mystery, be the end of vice, and
the origin of virtue: look down, O Lord, on thy
Church, and multiply in her thy regenerations, who
by the streams of thy abundant grace, fillest thy city
with joy, and openest the fonts of baptism all over
the world for the renewal of the Gentiles ; that by
the command of thy majesty it may receive the
grace of thy Son from the Holy Ghost.
Here the Priest divides the Water in the form of a
Cross.
Who, by a secret mixture of his divine virtue,
may render this water fruitful for the regeneration
of men : to the end that those, who are to be sanc-
tified in the immaculate womb of this divine font,
and are to be born again new creatures, may come
forth a heavenly offspring ; and that all, however
distinguished by age in time, or sex in body, may
be brought forth to the same infancy by grace, their
spiritual mother. Therefore may all unclean spi-
rits, by thy command, O Lord, depart from hence :
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may all the malice of diabolical wiles be entirely
banished ; may no power of the enemy prevail here :
let him not fly about to lay his snares ; let him not
creep in by his secret artifices 5 let him not corrupt
with his infection.
Here fie touches the Water with his Hand.
May this holy and innocent creature be free from
all assaults of the enemy, and purified by the de-
struction of all his malice. May it become a living
fountain, a regenerating water, a purifying stream ;
that all those, that are to be washed in this saving
bath, may obtain, by the efficacy of the Holy Ghost,
the grace of a perfect purification.
Here he makes the Sign of the Cross thrice over the
Font, saying '
Wherefore [bless thee, O creature of water, by
the living J God, by the true J God, by the
holy J" God-, by that God, who in the beginning
separated thee by his word from the dry land, and
whose spirit moved upon thee.
[Here he dirides the\Va\.erwith /WsHand, and throws
somtofit out toward* the. four quarters of the World.'}
Who made thee flow from the fountain of para,
disr, and commanded thee to water the whole earth
with thy four rivers. Who changing thy bitterness
in the desert into sweetness, made thee fit to drink ;
and produced thee out of a rock to quench the thirst
of the people. I % bless thee also by our Lord
Jesus Christ, his only Son: who, in Cana-of Gali-
lee, changed thee into wine, by a wonderful miracle
of his power. Who walked upon thee dry-foot,
and was baptized in the* by John in the Jordan.
Who made thee flow out of his side, together with,
his blood, anJ commanded his disciples, that such
as believed should be baptized in thee, saying ; Go,
teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
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326 OFFICE ON HOLY SATURDAY.
Do thou, O almighty God, mercifully assist us,
who obsenre this commandment : do thou gracious-
ly inspire us.
Here breathing thrice upon ike Water in Form of a
Cross, he says :
Do thou with thy mouth hless these clear waters ;
that, besides their natural virtue of cleansing the
body, they may also prove effectual for purifying
the soul.
Then he sinks the paschal Candle into the Water
three different times, saying each time :
May the virtue of the Holy Ghost descend into
all the water of this font.
Then breathing thrice on the Water, he goes on,
And make the whole substance of this water fruit-
ful, and capable of bringing to a new life.
Here the Paschal Candle is taken out of the Water,
and the Priest goes on,
Here may the stains of all sin be washed out :
here may human nature, created to thy image, and
reformed to the honour of its author, be cleansed
from the filth of the old man : that all who receive
this sacrament of regeneration, may be born again
new childen of trne innocence. Thro' who is to
come to judge the living and the dead, and the
world by fire. R. Amen.
Here Mc People are sprinkled with the blessed Water,
and some is taken away by the Ministers to distribute
to the people for use in their houses. Atlerwurds tits
Oil of the Catechumens is poured in, in the Form.
of a Gross, the Priest saying,
May this font be sanctified and made fruitful
by the oil of salvation for such as are to be born
anew in it, unto life everlasting. R, Amen.
Then he pours the Chrism into it, saying,
May this infusion of the chrism of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and of the Holy Ghost the Comforter, be
performed in the name of the Holy Trinity. Ji*
Amen.
MASS ON HOLY-SATURDAY. 327
Lastly he pours the Oil and Chrism into the Water in
the Form of a Cross, saying,
May this mixture of the chrism of sanctification,
and of the oil of salvation, and of the water of bap-
tism, be performed in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R Amen.
After Blessing the Font, the Priest, with his Mini-
sters, lie prostrate before the altar , and all the rest
kneel while the Litany [see Rogation- Days] is
sung by two Chanters in the middle of the Choir,
repeating the same words after them, to Christe
exaudi nos inclusively. Whilst Kyiie and Christe
eleison are each alternately sung 3 times, the
Priest, with his Ministers in their proper vest-
ments, begin Mass saying the Ps. Judica, &c. p.
xv. but no Introit. At intoning the Gloria in ex-
celsis the bells are rung, and continue to ring till
it is finished.
COLLECT. Dcus. O God, who enlightenest
this most sacred night by the glory of the resurrection
of the Lord ; preserve in the new offspring of thy
family the spirit of adoption thou hast given them;
that, being renewed in body and soul, they may
serve thee with purity of heart. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Co/os. iii. i. 4. Brethren: If you
be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above';
where Christ is sitting at the right- band of God:
mind the things that are above, not the things that
are On earth. For you are dead; and your life is
hid with Christ in God. When Christ shall ap-
pear, who is your life; then you also shall appear
with him in glory. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Praise the Lord, for V. Conjitemini Domi-
he is good : and his mer- no, quoniam bonus : quo-
cy endureth for ever. niam in saculum miseri*
cordia ejus.
TRACT. Ps. cxvi. Praise the Lord all ye na-
tions - 9 join in his praise, all ye people. V. For
Ee 2
328 MASS, &C. ON HOLY-SATURDAY.
his mercy is confirmed upou usj and the truth of
the Lord remaineth for ever.
(00#pel+ Matt, xxviii. i. 7. In the end of
the Sabbath, . when it began to dawn towards the
first day of the week, came Mary Magdalen and the
other Mary to the sepulchre. And behold there
was a great earthquake. For an angel of the Lord
descended from heaven ; and coming, rolled back
the stone, and sat upon it; and his countenance was
as lightning, and his raiment as snow. And for fear
of him, the guards were struck with terror, and be-
came as dead men. And the angel answering, said
to the women : Fear not you ; for I know that you
seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for
he is risen, as he said. Come, and see the place
where the Lord was laid. And going quickly, tell
ye his disciples that he is risen ; and behold he will
go before you into Galilee: there you shall see him.
Lo I have foretold it to you.
The Offertory is omitted ; but Oblations of the Host
and Chalice arc made, as in the Ordinary, p. xxiii.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
thrt prayers of thy people, together with the offer-
ing of these Hosts, that what is consecrated by these
paschal mysteries, may by the help of thy grace avail
us to eternal life. Thro'.
For the Communicantes cmr/Hanc igitur see p. 331 :
the rent as in the Ordinary. There are neither
Agnus Dei, Comm. nor P. Comm. but as soon as
the Priest aas taken the last Ablution, are begun
VESPERS.
Ant ft. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Ps. cxvi-
P Raise the Lord, all T Audate Dominum,
ye nations ; * praise JLrf omnes gentes ; *lau-
him all ye people. date eum omnes populi.
For his mercy is con- Quoniam confirmata
firmed upon us; * and est super nos misericor-
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the truth of the Lord re- dia ejus; * et veritas Do
maineth for ever. Glo- mini manct in feternuiu
ry, &:c. Gloria, &c.
Anth. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Anthem at the Magnificat
Tn the evening of the VtspereautemSabbpti
Sabbath which dawns on qiue lucesci; ia prima
the first day of the week, Sabbati, venit Maria
came Mary Magdalen, Magdalene, etalteraMa-
and another Mary, to see ria, videre sepulchrum.
the sepulchre. Allel. Alleluia.
At the Magnificat [see p. 279] the altar is fumed with.
incense as usual.
PRAYER. Spirit urn. Pour forth on us, O Lord,
the spirit of thy love ; that those whom thou has
filled with the paschal sacrament, may, by thy good-
ness, live in perfect concord. Thro'.
Theti a/I concludes as at Mass, except that Alleluia*
Alleluia, is added to lie, missa est, and Deo gra-
tias; and these Alleluias arc continued till Low-
Sunday.
A LTHOUGH times and seasons in general subsist not
JLV. but by the order, and for the glory of God, yet the
Church, when she speaks of the festival of the Refurret*
tion 9 calls it in every part of the Divine Office, ^by way of
pre-eminence) the da) the Lord hath made. All the days of
the mortal life of Jesus, previous to that of his Resurrection^
were, according to St. Paul, the days of his Humiliation^
whereas this is properly called the day of his gbi\i since it
was by his resurrection that the broad seal of heaven was
affixed to his doctrine, his other miracles confirmed, his
mission proved, and all his labours crowned. Hence
arises the Church's joy on this t the greatest other festivals.
1NTROIT. Ps. cxxxviii.
I Have risen, and am as 'DE^ur/wi et ailhuc
yet with van, Al.leL: -* 1 tccuvt sum, Alleluia :
33 EASTER-SUNDAY.
thou hast stretched forth posnisti super me manwn
thy hand to me Allel. ; tuam, Alleluia: mirabilis
thy knowledge is become facta est sclent ia tua, At-
wonderful, Aljel. A I lei, kluia, Alleluia.
Ps Lord, thou hast Ps. Domine, probasti
tried me, and known me: me, et cognvvistfme: tu
thou hast knewn my sit- cognovisti sessionemmeam,
ting down and my up- et rcsurrectionem meam.
rising. V, Glory. V, Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, qui.O God, who, on this
day, by thy only begotten Son's victory over death,
didst open for us a passage to eternity $ grant that
our prayers, which thy preventing grace inspirelh,
may, by thy help, become effectual. Thro*.
EPISTLE, i Cor. v. 7. 8. Brethren : Purge
out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as
you are unleavened, for Christ, our pasch, is sa-
crificed* Therefore let us feast, not with the okl
leaven, nor with the leaven of malice and wicked-
ness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and
truth.
GRAD. Ps. cxvii -This is the day the Lord hath
made: come let us exult and rejoice thereon. V.
Praise the Lord, for he is good : and his mercy en-
dureth forever: Alleluia, Alleluia. F. Christ him-
self is become our paschal sacrifice. Alleluia.
The PROSE.
T7ICTIM-S Paschali laudes immolent Chn;;-
V tiani :
Agnus redemit oves: Christus innocens Patri re-
con ciliavit peccatores.
More et vita duello ; conflixere mirando: dux vi
tae mortuus, regnat vivus.
Die nobis, Maria, cjuid vidisti in via ?
Sepulchrum Christi viventis, et gloriain vidi resur-
gentis.
AngeHcos testes sudaritirn et vestes.
TheJZarth (re/nfi/ed fi/id nw.w/twf,
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Surrexit Christus, spes mea : precedet vos in Ga-
lilceam.
Scimus Christum surrexisse a mortuus vere; ta
n obis, victor Rex, miserere. Amen. Alleluia.
jf//e foregoing Prose, as well as the following Com-
mimicantes and Hancigitur, are continued in every
Mats till Saturday next inclusively.
C?D0p0l. Mark xvi. i. 7, At that time:
Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James and
Salome, brought sweet spices, that coming they
might anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning
the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre,
the sun being now risen. And they said one 10 ano-
ther: Who shall roll us back the stone from the
door of the sepulchre ? And looking, they saw
the stone rolled back. For it was very great. And
entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man
sitting on the right side cloathed with a white robe :
and they were astonished. Who saith to them : Be
not affrighted : you seek Jesus t of Nazareth, who was
crucified : he is risen, he is not here, behold the
place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples
and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee:
there you shall see him, as he told you. CREDO.
OFFERT. P.s. ixxv. The earth trembled, and
\vas silent, while God arose to judgment. Allel.
SKCRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the prayers of thy people, together with the offer-
ings of these hosts, that what is consecrated by these
paschal mysteries, may, by tV,e help of thy grace,
avail us to eternal life. Thro*.
COMMUNICANTES. Being united in communion,
and celebrating this most sacred day of the resurrec-
tion of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to the flesh :
moreover, honouring the memory of, c. an in the
Ordinary, pagt xxxiv.
HANC IGITUR. We therefore beseech thee, O
Lord, graciously to accept this oblaiiort of thy ser-
332 EASTER-MONDAY.
vants, and of thy whole family, which we offer t
thee also, for all those thou hast vouchsafed to rege.
nerate, by water and the Holy Ghost, granting them
the remission of #11 their sins. Dispose our days in
peace, &c. as p. xxxv.
COMM. i Cor. v. Christ himself is become our
paschal sacrifice, Alleluia : therefore let us feast on
the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. Alle-
luia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
P. COMM. Spirit urn nobis Pour forth on us,
O Lord, the spirit of thy love; that those whom
thou hast filled with the paschal sacrament, may, by
thy goodness, live in perfect concord. Thro* in
the unity of the Holy Ghost,
INTR01T. Exod. xiii.
THE Lord hath TNtrod-uxit vos Dominus
brought you into a * in ttrra-mflucntemlac
land flowing with milk et mel, Alleluia : et ut lex
and honey, Alleluia; let Domini simper sit in ore
then the law of the vestro, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Lord be ever in your Ps. Confitemini Domino,
mouth,Alleluia,Alleluia. et invocate nomen ejusi
Ps. Praise the Lord, and annuntiate inter Gentes
call upon his name: opera ejus. V. Gloria.
publish his works among the Gentiles. F. Glory.
COLLECT, Veus, qui.O God, who by the
mystery of thr paschal solemnity, hast bestowed
remedies on the world ; continue, we beseech thee,
thy heavenly blessings on thy people, that they may
deserve to obtain perfect liberty, and advance to-
wards eternal life. Thro*.
LESSON. Actsx. 37. 43. JH tliose days : Peter
standing up in the midst of the people said : You
know the word that hath been published through^
alljudea; for it began from Galilee, after tlie bap-
.ich John preacher, -eth : how
Go1 anointed him with the Holy Gho>t, and with
nt about doing good, and healing
.it were o by the devil, for God was
m. An i ;-s of all things that he
the land of the v.-hom
they killed, hanging him upon a tree. Him God
day, and gave him to be made
N : 10 >. . :..r -. .; -,
us, who did eat aad
liim after he rose again from the dead*
And he commanded us to preach to the people, and
to testify that it appointed by God to
be judge of the living and oft 1 To him all
the prophc ;imony, that thro 1 his name all
who believe in him.
GRAD. - H the day the Lord
: come let i:s exult and rejoice thereon.
T. Let Is: i the Lord is gooc
reth for ever. Alleluia,
An angel of the V. Angehts DC
Lord descended from dcscendit dc cfo, ct c
heaven, and coming to c&tcns r^tWnf lapidtm,
the monument, rolled tt sedebat super ettt.i.
3ne, and sat up :
COGpCL I- : -- xxiv. 13. :;. A that time i
Two of the disci ^.le> of Jesus went the same d^
town which was iix:y iV.r'.or:^5Tro:v. Jerusalem, nam-
ed E : n m m : h ey tal ked togeiher of a 1
things which h. ~d. And it came to pass,
that v. each other,
d went with the r.
their I held tl^at they should not know him.
And : .ourses
that >ou hold one with anot
And the one of th-
d to him : a only
a *;:.. . and hast not k.no\%Q the
334 . EASTER.MONDAY.
things that have been done there in these days > Te
whom he said : What things ? And they said : Con-
cerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet,
mighty in work and word before God and all the
people. And how our chief priests and rulers de-
jivered him to be condemned to death, and cruci-
fied. But we hoped that it was he that should
have redeemed Israel : and now, besides all this, to
clay is the third day since these things were done.
Yea and certain women also of our company, af-
frighted us, who before it was light, were at the
sepulchre. And not finding his body, came, say-
ing that they had also seen a vision of angels, who
said that he is alive. And some of our people went
to the sepulchre: and found it so as the women had
said, but him they found not. Then he said to them :
O foolish, and slow of heart to believe in all things
which the prophets have spoken. Ought not Christ
to have suffered these things, and so to enter into his
glory? And beginning at Moses and all the pro-
phets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures
the things that were concerning him. And they
drew nigh to the town whither they were going : and
he made as though he would go farther. But they
constrained him, saying; Stay with us, because it
is towards evening, and the day is now far spent*
And he went in with them. And it came to pass,
whilst lie was at table with them, he took bread ;
and blessed and brake, and gave to them. And
their eyes were opened, and they knew him: and
he vanished out of their sight. And they said one to
the other; Was not our hearts burning within us,
whilst he spoke in the way, and opened to us the
scriptures? And rising up the same hour they went
back to Jerusalem: and they found the eleven ga-
thered toether, and those that were with them.
Saying, the Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared
to Simen. And they told what things were doae in
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tV.c\vay: and how they knew him in the breaking
of bread. CREDO.
OFFKRT. Malt, xxix An angel of the Lord
came down from heaven, and said to the women :
lie whom you seek, is risen, as he told you. Allel.
SECRET and P. GQM1l.a$yesterd*u,p. 331, 332.
COMM. Lukcx\iv. The Lord hath risen and
appeared to Peter. Alleluia.
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INTRO1T. Eccles. xv.He hath given them the
water of wisdom, Alleluia: this wisdom shall be
strengthened in them, and shall not leave them, Al-
leluia: it shall raise them up for ever, Alleluia.
Ps. Give praise to the Lord, and call upon his
name: publish his works among the Gentiles. V.
Glory.
COLLECT. Dcus, qui.O God, who by a new
increase does continually enlarge thy Church : grant
that thy servants may manifest in their lives the sa*
crament they have received with faith. Thro'.
LESSON. Acts xiii. 26. 33- In those days :
Paul standing up, and with his hand bespeaking
silence, said : Brethren, children of the stock of Abra-
ham, and whosoever among you fear God, to you
the won! of this salvation is sent. For they that in-
habited Jerusalem, and the rulers thereof, not know-
ing him, nor the voices of the prophets, which are
read every Sabbath, judging him have fulfilled them,
and finding no cause of death in him, they desired
of Pilate, that they might kill him. And when they
had fulfilled all things that were written of him,
taking him down from the t ee, they laid him in a
ilrhre But God raided, him up from the dead
the third day : and lie was seen for many days by them
who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem,
v;ho to this present are his witnesses to the people.
And we declare unto you that the promise vuiich
33$ EASTER-TUESDAY.
was made to our fathers, this same God hath fulfilled
to our children, raising up Jesus Christ our Lord.
GRAD. Ps. cxvii. This is the day th Lord
hath made: come let us exult and rejoice thereon.
V. Let those whom he hath rescued from the hand
of the enemy, and gathered from all nations now say,
Alleluia, Alleluia. The Lord, who hung on the
tree of the cross for us, is risen from the grave. Al-
leluia.
d500p0l 4 Luke xxiv. 36. 47. At that time :
Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples, and said to
them, Peace be to you; it is I, fear not. But they
being troubled and frighted, supposed they saw a
spirit. And he said to them: Why are you trou-
bled, and why do thoughts arise in your hearts ? See
my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me
and see : for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as you
see me to have. And when he had said this, he
shewed them his hands and his feet. But while they
yet believed not and wondered for joy, he said:
Have you here any thing to eat ? And they offered
him a piece of broiled fish, and a honey comb.
And when he had eaten before them, taking the re-
mains he gave to them. And he said to them : These
are the words which I spoke to you ^whilst I was
yet with you, that all things must needs be ful-
filled, which are written in the law of Moses, and
in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Then he opened their understanding, that they
might understand the scriptures. And he said to
them : Thus it is written, and thus it behoved
Christ to sutler, and to rise again from the dead the
third day ; and that penance and remission of sins
should be preached in his name unto all nations.-
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xvii. The Lord thundered from
heaven, and the Most High sent forth his voice:
:id the spring heads of the waters appeared. AlleJ.
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SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the prayers of the faithful, together with these obla-
tions: that by these duties of piety they may obtaitt
eternal life. Thro'.
COMM. Colos. iii. If you are risen with Christ,
seek the things that are above, where Christ is
sitting at the right hand of God, Alleluia: mind the
things that are above, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that the virtue of the Paschal sa-
crament, which we have received, may always re-
main in our souls. Thro\
WEDNESDAY IN EASTER WEEK.
INTROIT. Matt, xxv. Come you blessed of my
Father, receive the kingdom, Alleluia: which hath
been prepared for you from the beginning of the
world, Alleluia, Aileluja, Alleluia. Ps. Sing to
the Lord a new songj sing to the Lord all the earth.
V. Glory.
I. COLLECT. Dcn* 9 qui.O God, who by the
yearly solemnity of the resurrection of our Lord,
fillest us with joy ; merrifully grant, that, by these
temporal festivals which we celebrate, we may at
last come to the possession of those joys that are
eternal. Thro 1 .
The H. Collect till Saturday next is, either Ecclesiae
or Deus omnium, with their respective Secrets a fid
P. Comms. pp. 50, &c.
LESSON. Acts iii.' 13. 19. In those days :
Peter opening his moutK, said ; You men of Israel,
and you who fear God, give ear. The God of
Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob, the God of our Father?, hath glorified his
Son Jesus, whom you indeed delivered up, and de-
nied before the face of Pilate, when he judged he
should be released. But you denied the Holy One
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and the Just, and desired a murderer to he granted
unto you. But the Author of life you killed, whom
God hath raised from the dead, of which we are
witnesses. Ai^cl his name, through the faith of his
name, hath made this man strong, whom you have
seen and known ; and the faith which is by him,
hath given this perfect soundness in the sight of you
all : and now, brethren, I know that you did it
through ignorance, as did also your rulers. But
those things which God before had shewed by the
mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ should
suffer, he hath so fulfilled. Repent ye therefore, and
be converted, that your sins may be blotted out.
GRAD. Ps. cxvii. This is the day the Lord hath
made, come let us exult and rejoice thereon. V.
The right hand of the Lord hath exerted its might ;
the right hand of the Lord hath raised me up, Al-
leluia, Alleluia. F. The Lord is certainly risen,
and hath appeared to Peter.
(!?00pCU Jo/mxxi. i. 14. At that time: Jesu s
shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea o*
Tiberias. And he shewed himself after this manner.
There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas who
is called Didymus, arid Nathanael, who was of Cana
in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two others
of his disciples. Simon Peter saith to them; i go a
fishing. They say to him : We also come with thee.
And they went forth and entered into a ship ; and
that night they caught nothing. But when the
morning was come, Jesus stood on the shore : yet
the disciples knevv not that it was Jesus. And Jesus
said to them: Children have you any meat? They
answered him: No. He saith to th'em: Ca.st the
net on the right side of the ship: and you shall find.
They cast therefore; and now they are not able to
draw it for the multitude of fishes. That disciple
jruTefore whom Jesus loved said to Peter : It is the
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Lord. Simon Peter, when he heard that it was the
Lord, girt his coat about him (for he was naked)
and cast himselt into the sea. But the other disci-
ples came in the ship (for they were not far from the
land, but as it were two hundred cubits) dragging
the net with fishes. As soon then as they came
to land, they saw hot coals lying, and a fish laid
thereon, and bread. Jesus saith to them : Bring
hither of the fishes which you have now caught :
Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land, full
of great fishes, one hundred and fifty-three. And
although there were so many, the net was not bro-
ken. Jesus saith to them : Come, and dine. And
none of them who were at meat, durst ask him :
Who art thou ? knowing that it was the Lord. And
Jesus cometh and taketh bread, and giveth them,
and fish in like manner. This is now the third time
that Jesus was manifested to his disciples, after he
was risen from the dead. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxvii. The Lord opened the
gates of heaven, and rained down Manna for them to
eat: he gave them the bread of heaven; man hath
eaten the bread of augels, Alleluia.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, with joy these
Paschal sacrifices, wherewith thy Church is wonder-
fully fed and nourished. Thro'.
COMM. Horn, vi. Christ rising from the dead,
dieth no more, Alleluia: death shall have no more
any power over him, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Pi COMM. Al> omni. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that being cleansed from the old leaven,
the receiving thy venerable sacrament may transform
us into a new creature. Who, with the Father and
the Holy Ghost, Uveth, &c.
THURSDAY IN EASTER WEEK.
INTROIT. Wisd. x. They have ail together
praised thy victorious hand, O Lord, Alleluia. For
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wisdom hath opened the mouth of the dumb, andt
made eloquent the tongues of infants, Allel. Allel,
Ps. Jxxix. Sing to the Lord a new song, for he hath
done wonders. F. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus, gui OGod, who hast united
various nations in the confession of thy name: grant
that they who have been born again by the water
of baptism, may have the same faith in their hearts,
and the same piety in their actions, Thro'.
LESSON, Acts viii. 26. 40. In those days ;
An angel of the Lord spoke to Philip, saying :
Arise, go towards the south, to the way that goeth,
down from Jerusalem to Gaza ; this is desart. And
rising up he went. And behold a man of Ethiopia,
an eunuch of great authority under Candace Queen
of the Ethiopians, who had charge over all her trea-
sure?, had come to Jerusalem to adore. And he
was returning sitting in his chariot, and reading
Jsaias the prophet. And the spirit said to Philip :
Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And
Philip running thither, heard him reading the pro-
phet Isaias, and he said: Thinkest thou that
thou understandest what thou readest ? And he
said: And how can I, unless some man shew me?
and he desired Philip that he would come up and sit
v/ith him. And the place of the scripture which
he was reading was this : 4t He was led as a sheep
to the slaughter: and like a lamb without voice
before his shearer, so opened he not his. mouth. In
humility, his judgment was taken away. Who shall
declare his reneration, for his life shall be taken
from the earth ?" And the eunuch answering Philip,
said : I beseech thee, of whom doth the prophet speak
this? of himself, or of some other man? Then
Philip opened his mouth, and beginning at this
scripture, preached to him Jesus. And as they went
on their way, they came to a certain water: and
the eunuch said : See here is water, what doth hia*
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fler me from being; baptized? And Philip said : If
thou believest with all thy heart, thou mayest. ^ And
he answering, said : I believe that Jesus Christ is the
Son of God. And he commanded the chariot to
stand still: and they went down into the water,
both Philip and the eunuch, and he bapti/ed him.
Arid when they were come up out of the water, the
Spirit of the Lord took away Philip, and the eunuch
saw him no more. And lie went on his way re-
joicing. But Philip was found in Azotus, and pass-
ing through, he preached the gospel to all the cities
till he came to Cesarea.
GRAD. This is the day the Lord hath made,
come let us exult, and rejoice thereon. V. The
stone which the builders rejected, is become the
chief corner stone: this was done by the Lord, and
it was wonderful in our eyes, Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Christ is risen, who created all things, and hath
shewn mercy to mankind.
<JD00p0L John xx. ii. 18. ^ that time:
Mary stood at the sepulchre without, weeping.
Now as she was weeping, she stooped down, and
looked into the sepulchre : and she saw two angels
in white, sitting, one at the head, and one at the
feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid. They
say to her : Woman, why weepcst thou ? She saith
to them : Because they have taken away my Lord,
and L know not where they have laid him. When
she had thus said, she turned herself back, and
saw Jesus standing; and she knew not that it was
Jesus. Jesus said to her: Woman, why weepest
thou ? whom seekest thou ? She thinking that it was
the gardener, saith to him: Sir, if thou hast taken
him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him: and I
will lake him away. Jesus saith to her : Mary. She
turning, saith to him: Rabboni (which is to say,
Master.) Jesus saith to her: Do not touch me, for
J am net yet ascended to my Father : but co to my
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brethren, and say to them, I ascend to my Father,
and to your Father, to my God and your God. Mary
Magdalen cometh and telleth the disciples: I have
seen the Lord, and these things he said to me. CREDO.
OFFERT. Exod. xiii. In the days of your solem-
nity, saith the Lord, I will bring you into a land
flowing with milk and honey, Alleluia.
SECRET. Graciously accept, we beseech thee,
O Lord, the offerings of thy people: that being re-
newed by the confession of thy name and by bap-
tism, they may obtain everlasting bliss. Thro'.
COMM. i Peter ii. You, who are a purchased
people, publish his might, Alleluia: It is he who
hath called you from darkness to his wonderful light,
Alleluia.
P. COMM. Exaudi, Graciously hear onr prayers,
O Lord, that, by frequenting these sacred mysteries
of our redemption, we may obtain the necessary
helps of this life, and endless joys of the next. Thro'.
FRIDAY IN EASTER-WEEK.
INTROLT. Ps. Ixxvii. The Lord hath brought
them forth in hope, Alleluia; and the sea hath
covered their enemies, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Pi-. My people, be attentive to my law ; bend your
ear to the words of my mouth. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Omnifoten*.Q Almighty and Eter-
nal God, who hast instituted this Paschal mystery
in the covenant of the reconciliation of mankind ;
assist us with thy holy grace, that what we profess in
this solemnity, we may practice in our lives. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Peter ii'. 18. 22, Dear Brethren :
Christ died once for our sins, the just for the unjust,
that he might offer us to God, being put to death
indeed in the flesh, but brought to life by the spirit.
In which also he came and preached to those spirits
that were in prison: which had been sometime in-
credulous, when they waited for the pauencc of
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God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a build-
ing : wherein a few, that is, eight souls were saved
by water. VV hereunto baptism being of the like
form, now saves you also ; not the putting away of
the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good
conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ, who is on the right hand of God.
GRAD. This is the day the Lord hath made, come
let us exult and rejoice thereon. V. Blessed is he
who cometh in the name of the Lord: he is our
Lord God, and he hath shone upon us, Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Publish it among the Gentiles, that
the Lord hath reigned from the cross.
(BOtfptU Mutt, xxviii. 15. 20. At that time i
The eleven disciples went into Galilee, u;ider the
mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And
seeing him they adored: but some doubted.
And Jesus coming, spoke to them, saying: All
power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Go
ye therefore and teach ail nations : baptizing them
in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the Holy Ghost. Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have commanded you ; and be-
hold 1 am with you all days, even to the consumma*
tion of the world, CUEDO.
OFFERT. KiW. xii. This dav shall be a me-
morable one to you, Alleluia. You shall keep it
a solemn festival to .the Lord throughout all your
generations; an everlasting stated solemnity. Allel,
SECRET. Mercifully* accept this sacrifice, we
beseech thee, O Lord, which we offer for the re-
mission of their sins, \vho have been regenerated;
and to obtain speedily the help of thy grace. Thro'.
COMM. j\lutt. xxviii. All po^er in heaven and
on earth is given to me, Alleluia: Go teach all na-
tions, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and
of the Son. and of the Holy Gho,t, Alle 1 . Aliel.
P. COMM. iii'.^'n:c. Look down, we beseech
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thee, O Lord, upon thy people: and since thou
hast vouchsafed to give them a new life by these
eternal mysteries, grant them also pardon of their
temporal offences. Thro'.
SATURDAY IN EASTER. WEEK.
1NTRO1T. Ps. civ The Lord hath led forth
liis x people in gladness, Alleluia; and his chosen
ones in joy, Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Praise the Lord,
and call upon his name : publish his works among
the Gentiles. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who with reverence
have celebrated this solemnity of Easter, may hap-
pily arrive at everlasting joys. Thro.*
EPISTLE, i Peter \\. Dear Brethren: Laying
away all malice, and all guile and dissimulations,
and envies, and all detractions, as new-born babes,
desire the rational milk without guile: that there,
by you may grow unto salvation : if so be you
have tasted that the Lord is sweet, unto whom
coming, as to a living stone, rejected indeed by
men, but chosen and made honourable by God :
be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual
house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sa-
crifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Where-
fore it is contained in the scripture: " Behold I lay
in Sion a chief corner-stone, elect precious ; and he
that shall believe in him, shall not be confounded."
To you, therefore, that believe, honour: but to
them that believe not, "the stone which the builders
rejected, the same is made the head of the corner :"
and a stone of stumbling and a rock of scandal, to
them who stumble at the word, neither do believe,
\vhereuntoalso they are set. But you are, a chosen
generation, a kinglv priesthood, a holy nation, a
purchased people; that you may declare his virtues,
\\ho hath called you out of darkness into ins ad-
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mirable light. " Who in time past were not a peo-
ple; but are now the people of God: Who had
not obtained mercy ; but now have obtained mercy.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. This is the day the Lord
hath made; come let us exult and rejoice thereon,
Alleluia. F. Praise the Lord, ye his servants, praise
the name of the Lord.
C>00pi+ John xx. 1.9. At that time :
The first day of the week, Mary Magdalen cometh
early, while it was yet dark, to the sepulchre: and
she saw the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
She ran, therefore, and cometh to Simon Peter, and
to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith to
them: They have taken away the Lord out of the
sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid
him. Peter therefore went out, and that other dis*
ciplc, and they came to the sepulchre. And they
both ran together, and that other disciple did over-
run Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. And
when he stooped down, he saw the linen cloths
lying ; but yet he went not in. Then cometh Si.
mon Peter, following him, and went into the se-
pulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying. And the
napkin, that had been about his head, not lying with
the linen cloths, but apart wrapt up into one place.
That other disciple also went in, who came first to
the sepulchre : and he saw, and believed ; for as yet
they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again
from the dead. CREDO.
OFFERT. PS. cxvii. Blessed is he who cometh
in the name of the Lord : we have blessed you from
the house of the Lord : the Lord is God, and he
h;:tb shined upon us, Alleluia, Alleluia.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that we may always gratefully solemnize the Paschal
mysteries, and that the continual celebration of the
jacrament of our redemption may be to us a subject
of perpetual joy. Thro'.
346 LOW-SUNDAY*
COMM. GaL iii. All you that have been bap.
tized in Christ, have put on Christ, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Redemptionis. Being strengthened,
O Lord, by tlxe sacrament of our redemption, grant
that, through this help to eternal salvation, a true
faith may always be increased in us. Thro\
QUASIMODO, or LOW SUNDAY,
IS called in the Roman Missal Dominica in albis, because
those who were baptized on Holy Saturday, laid aside
the white garments wherewith they were yesterday clothed,
and began this day to be no longer distinguished in dress
from the rest of the faithful. It is to the newly baptized
however, and those who have recovered their innocence
by the sacrament of penance, that the Church addresses
herself, exhorting them, like new-born children, earnestly
to desire the spiritual milk of the word of God, which
alone can maintain in them that life of grace which they
have just recovered.
TNTROIT. i Peter ii. Ps. Ixxx.
LIKE new born chil- jg) UASIMODO, geniti
dren, Allel. desire c \^ infantes, Allel, ra-
spiritual and pure milk, tionabile sine dolo lac con-
Allel. Allel. Allel. Ps, cupiscite, Alleluia, Allel.
Rejoice in God, who is Allel. Ps. Exultate Dei
our help: joyfully praise adjutori nostro ; jubilate
the God of Jacob. V. Deo Jacob. V. Gloria.
Glory.
COLLECT. Przsta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who have celebrated the
solemnity of Easter, may, by the assistance of thy
divine grace, ever make the effects thereof manifest
in our lives and actions. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i John v. 4. 9. Dearly beloved :
Whatsoever is born of God, overcometh the world :
and this is the victory which overcometh the world,
our faith. Who is he that overcometh the world,
but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God ?
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This is he that came by water and blood, Jesus
Christ: not by water only, but by water and blood.
And it is the spirit which testifieth, that Christ is the
truth. For there are three who give testimony in
heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost.
And these three are one. And there are three that
give testimony on earth: the spirit, the water, and
the blood, and these three are one. If we receive the
testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater.
For this is the testimony of God which is greater,
because he hath testified of his Son. He that be-
lieveth in the Son of God, hath the testimony of
God in himself.
Alleluia. Allel. V. On the day of my resurrec-
tion, sa'uh the Lord, I will go before you into Ga-
lilee. Alleluia.
V. After eight days, V. Post dies octo ja-
the doors being shut, Je- nuis clansis, stetit Jesus
stis stood in the midst of in media discipulorum suo-
his disciples, and said: rum, et dixit ; Ptwoobis.
Peace be with you. Allel. Alleluia.
(BOjSpCl. John xx. 19. 31. ^U that time:
When it was late that same day, being the same
day of the week, and the doors were shut, where
the disciples were gathered toother for fear of the
Jews, Jesus came and stood in the midst, and said to
them: Peace be to you. And when he had said
this he shewed them his hands and his side. The
disciples therefore were glad when they saw the
Lord. And he said to them again: Peace be to
o;i. As the Father hath sent me, I also send yon.
kVhen he had said this, he breathed on them; and
he said to them : Receive ye the Holy Ghost : whose
sins you shall forgive, they are forgiven them ; and
whose sins yon shall retain, they are retained. Now
Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus,
was not with them when Jesus came. The other
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disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the
Lord. But he said to them: Except 1 shall see iii
his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger
into the place of the nails, and put my hands into
his side, I will not believe. And after eight days,
again his disciples were within, and Thomas with
them. Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and stood
in the midst, and said : Peace be to you. Then he
said to Thomas: Put in thy fingers hither, and see
niy hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put it into
my side; and be not faithless, but believing. Tho-
mas answered and said to him: My Lord and my
God!! Jesus saith to him: because thou hast seen
me, Thomas, thou hast believed : blessed are they
that have not seen, and have believed.* Many other
signs also did Jesus in the sight of his disciples,
which are not written in this book. But these are
written that you may believe that Je-sus is the Christ
the Son of God: and that believing you may have
life in his name. CREDO.
OFFERT. Matt, xxviii.- An angel of the Lord
came down from heaven, and said to the women :
He whom you seek is risen, as he told you, Allel.
SECRET. Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord,
the offerings of thy joyful Church : and as thou hast
given occasion to this great joy, g taut she may re-
ceive the fruits of that joy, which will never end.
Thro'.
COMM. John xx. Put forth thy hand, and re-
mark the place of the nails, Alleluia: and be not
incredulous, but believe, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Quasunnts. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord our God, that the sacred mysteries thou hast
given us to preserve the grace of our redemption,
may be our present and future remedy. Thro'.
* What follows is omitted on the 2ist of December, ths
Feast of St. Thorns.
II. SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 349
fc^ From hence till the Ascension, (except on Dou-
bles) the II. Collect is Concede, as in the Votive
Mass of the B. V r . M. from Easter to Advent; the
111. Ecclesije, or Deus omnium, pp. 50, $* c w ^
tiit'i.} 1 respect ire. Secrets and P. Comms*
II. SUNDAY after EASTER.
INTRO1T. Ps. xxxii.
THE earth is fall of TLflstric'ordia Domini
the mercy of the -*'-*- plena es terra, Al-
Lord, Allel.: the heavens Icluia : Derbv Domini ccdi
ivere made by the word ftrmatisunt, Alleluia^ Al-
of the Lord, Allel. Allel. lelaia.
Ps Rejoice in the Lord Ps. Exultate justi in
ye righteous: it becom- Domino: rectos decet col*
etli the upright to praise laudatio. V. Gloria.
him. V. Glory.
COLL. Deus. O God, who, by the humilia-
tion of thy Son, hast raised up the fallen world:
grant to thy people perpetual joy ; that they, whom
thou hast delivered from the danger of everlasting
death, may arrive at eternal happiness, Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Peter ii. 21. 25. Dearly Beloved:
Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example
that you should follow his steps. Who did no &m 9
neither zcas guile found in his mouth. Who, when
he was reviled, did not revile: when he suffered, he
threatened not; but delivered himself to him that
judged him unjustly: who his own self bore our sins
in his body upon the tree : that we being dead to
sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you
were healed For you were as sheep going astray :
but you are jiow converted to the shepherd and
bishop of your souls.
K I am the good shep- V- Eg sum Ptisfor
herd, and I know my if-.i:<;*, <- cognosco vies
Gg
3P HI, SUNDAY AFTER EASTER,
sheep, and my sheep meas, ct cogrtoscunt me
know me, Alleluia. meat. Alleluia.
<000pU 'John x. u. 16. At that time:
Jesus said to the Pharisees : I am the good shepherd:
The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But
the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose
own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and
leaveth the sheep, and flieth, and the wolf cutcheth,
and scattereth the sheep: and the hireling flieth,
because he is a hireling ; and he hath no care for the
sheep. I am the good shepherd ; and I know mine,
and mine know me. As the Father knovveth me,
and 1 know the Father; and 1 lay down my life for
my sheep, And other sheep I have, that are not of
this fold j them also I must bring, and they shall
hear my voice, and there shall be one fold, and one
shepherd. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. Ivii. O God, my God, to thee, I
watch from break of day : and at thy name I will
lift up my hands. Alleluia.
SECRET. May this holy oblation, O Lord,
drawdown upon us thy saving blessing; and always
produce in us the effect of what is represented in these
sacred mysteries. Thro'.
COMM. John x. I am the good shepherd, A He.
luia: and I know my sheep, and my sheep know
me. Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty Cod, that, receiving from thee the grace
of life, we may always glory in thy gift. Thro'.
III. SUNDAY after EASTER.
INTROIT. Ps.\w.
SING to God all the jubilate Deo omnis ttr.
earth, Alleluia: sing ** ra, Alleluia; psaU
a psalm to his name, Al. mum dicite nomini ems,
\eluia. Publish aloud his Alleluia. Date gioriam
III-. SUNDAY AFTER EASTER. 3$I
praises, Alleluia, Allel. laudi ejus, AllcL Allel.
Allel. Ps. Say to God: Allel. * Ps. Dicite Deo:
how terrible are thy yiiam terribilia sunt opera
works, OLord! Th) great tua Domhief In wulti-
power shall convict thy tud'uie virtutis tad' men-
enemies of a lie. ticntur tibi inimici tui.
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Detis, qui.O God, who shewest
the light of thy truth to such as go astray, that they
may return to the way of righteousness : grant that
all, who profess' the Christian name, may forsake
whatever is contrary to that profession, and closely
pursue what is agreeable to it. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Peter \\. n. jy. Dearly Beloved :
I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain
yourselves from carnal desires, which war against
the soul, having your conversation good among the
Gentiles ; that whereas they speak against you as evil
doers, considering you by your good works, they
may give glory to God in the day of visitation. Be
ye subject therefore to every human creature for
God's sake : whether it be to the king, as excelling:
or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of
evil doers, and for the praise of the good : for so is
the will of God, that by doing well you may put to
silence the ignorance of foolish men: as free, and
not as making liberty a cloak for naughtiness, but as
the servants of God. Honour all men; love the
brotherhood; fear God: honour the king. Servants
be subject to your masters with all fear, not only to
the good and gentle, but also to the froward. For
this is thanks-Worthy in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. ex. The Lord hath
redeemed his people. Alleluia.
V, Christ was to suffer, V. Opportcbat pail
and rise again from the Christvm, it resurgere-a
dead, and so enter into morluis, ct ita in! rare in
his glory. Alleluia. glorium suain. Alleluia.
Gg2
III. SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.
John xvL 16. 22. At that time :
Jesus said to his disciples : A little while, and now
you shall not see % me . and again a little while, and
you shall see me : because I go to the Father. Then
some of his disciples said one to another ; What is
this that he saith to us: A little while, and you shall
not see me : and again a little while, and you shall
see me, and, because I go to the Father ? They
said therefore ; What is this that he saith : A little
while ? we know not what hespeaketh. And Jesus
knew that they had a mind to ask him ; and he said
to them : Of this do you enquire among yourselves,
because I said: A little while, and you shall not see
me : and again a little while, and you shall see me.
Amen, amen, I say to you, that you shall lament
and weep, but the world shall rejoice ; and you shall
be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into
joy. A woman, when she is in labour, hath sor-
row, because her hour is come: but when she hath
brought forth the child, she remembereth no more
the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the
world. So also you now indeed have sorrow, but
I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice 5
and your joy no man shall take from you. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxl. Praise the Lord, O my soul,
J will praise the Lord, while 1 live: 1 will sing a
psalm to my God, while 1 have a being. Alleluia.
SECRET. May these sacred mysteries, O Lord,
diminish in us. the love of the things of this world,
and increase the love of such as are eternal. Thro'.
COMM A little while, and you shall not see
me, Alleluia: again a little while and you shall see
me : because I go to the Father, Allel. Aliei.
P COMM. May the sacrament we have received,
O Lord, supply us with the spiritual food of the
soul, and all necessary helps of the body. Thro'.
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IV. SUNDAY after EASTER.
INTROIT. Ps. xcvii.
SING to the Lord a /^ARTATE Domino
new canticle, Ailo caiUicum nnvnw, AU
luia : For the Lord hath le/uia: guia inirili 'najc-
clone wonders, Alleluia; cit Domi/tu$ f Alleluia \
he hath displayed his ante cu'ixpe.ctuni gentium
justice in the sight of all nmlarit jus'itiuu. snatn,
nations, Allel. Alle. Alle. Alldni<t, 'Alleluia, Allcl.
TV II is right hand and his Ps. Salvavit sit>i dt\c(< -ra
holv arm hath saved us. P;WJ e' Irackium sanctum
V. Glory. ejus. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dsus, qui. O God, who mak.est the
faithful to be of one mind: grant that thy people
may love what thou commandest, and desire what
thou promisest: that, amidst the uncertainties of
this world, we m.iy place our affections where there
there are true joys. Thro',
EPISTLE. James i. 17. 21. Dearly beloved ;
Every best gift, and every perfect sift, is from above,
coming down from the Father of lights, with whom
there is no change, nor shadow of alteration. For
of his own will hath he begotten us by the word of
truth, that'we might be some beginning of his crea-
tures, You know, my dearest brethren. And let
every man be swift to hear; but slow to speak, and
slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not
the justice of God. Wherefore casting away all un-
cleanness, and abundance of naughtiness, with
meekntss receive the ingrafted word, which is able
to save your souls.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The right hand of the
Lord hath displayed his power; the right hand of
the Lurd hath raised me up, Alleluia.
r. Christ rising from V. Chris! us resurgent
the dead, dieth no more : ex mortuis, jam a*.
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354 IV. SUNDAY AFTER. EASTER.
death shall no longer ritur ; rnors illi ultra.
have power over him, nondominubitur, Alleluia.
Alleluia.
Oi50$pCl+ -John xvi. 5. 15. At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples : I go to him that sent me-,
and none of you asketh me ; Whither goest thou ?
But because I have spoken these things to you, sor-
row hath filled your heart. But I tell you the truth :
it is expedient to you that I go : for if I go not, the
Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will
send him to you. And when he is come, he will
convince the world of sin, and of justice, and of
judgment. Of sin: because they believed not in.
me. And of justice: because 1 go to the Father;
and you shall see me no longer. And of judgment:-
because the prince of this world is already judged.
1 have yet many things to Fay to you ; but you can-
not bear them now. But when he, the Spirit of
truth, is come, he will teach you all truth. For he
shall not speak of himself; but what things soever
he shall hear, he shall speak: and the things that
are to come he shall shew you. He shall glorify
me; because he shall receive of mine, and shall
shew it von. CREDO.
OFFER 1 !'. Ps. Ixv. Sing to the Lord all the
earth, sing a psalm to his name: come, and hear,
and I will relate to you, all you who fear God,
what great things the Lord hath done for my soul.
Allel.
SECR. O'God, who madest us partakers of the
one supreme Divinity, by the frequent celebration
and participation of this holy sacrifice : grant, we
beseech thee, that as w<. know thy truth, so we may
live up to it by a worthy conduct of life. Thro*.
COMM- John xvi. When vhe Comforter, the
Spirit of truth shall come, he will convince the
world concerning sin, justice and judgment. Al-
leluia, Alleluia,
V. SUNDAY AFTER BASTR. 355
P. COMM. Adesto. Help us, OGcd, our Lord,
that our sins may be forgiven, and that we may i;o
delivered from all dangers by the sacrament, winch
we have received with faith. Thro/
V. SUNDAY after EASTER.
INTROIT. Is. xlviii. fs. Ixv.
END forth a shout of TTOccm jucunditiiih ////.
joy, and let it be nvnlialc 9 ct uudin-
ird. Alleluia. Pub- tu~. Alleluia. Ai<
lish tothe utmost bounds tiate umpir. ad cxlrctninn
of the earth: that the terra ; lihu-avit J)wni.
Lord hath redeemed his nutpopulumsuum. Allc-
people. Alleluia, Alle- luia. Alleluia.
'luia. Ps. Sing with joy Ps. Jubilate Deo omnis
fo Cod, all the earth: terra ; psalmum Jici/e
sing a psalm to his name; noutini (jus: date gloi'i-
proclaim aloud his prais- aw laudi ejus.
es. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dcus.O God, from whom all
that is good proceeds : grant that thy people, by thy
inspiration, may resolve on what is right, and by
thy direction, put it in practice. Thro'.
EPISTLE. James i. 22. 27. Dearly Moved \
Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, de-
ceiving your own selves. For if a man be a hearer
of the word, and not a doer ; he shall be compared
to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass.
For he beheld himself, and went his way, and pre-
sently forgot what manner of man he was. But he
that hath looked into the perfect law of liberty, and
hath continued therein, not becoming a forgetful
hearer, but a doer of the work: this man shall be
blessed in his deed. And if any man think himself
religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his
own heart, this man's religion is vain. Religion
clean and undeiiled before God and the Father, is
3$6 V. SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.
this, to visit the fatherless and the widows in their
tribulation : and to keep one's self unspotted from
the world.
Alleluia, Alheliiia. V. Christ is risen, and hath
shone upon us, whom he hath redeemed with his
blood. Alleluia.
I came forth from V. E.rlvi a Patre, ct
the Father, and 1 came in- veni in mumhtm: iterum
to the world: I leave the rdlnqno munduw, ct vado
world again, and go to ad Putrem. Alleluia.
the Father. Alleluia.
dl5Q0pl, JoA'i xvi. 23. oo. At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples : Amen, amen, I say to
you ; if you ask the Father any thing in my name,
he will give it you. Hitherto you have not asked
any thing in my name. Ask, and you shall receive;
that your joy may be full. These things I have spo-
ken to you in proverbs. The hour cometh when [
will no more speak to you in proverbs, but will shew
you plainly of the Father. In that day you shall ask
in my name; and I say nnt to you, that I will ask
the Father for you. For the Father himself loveth
you, because you have loved me, and have believed
that I came out from God. I came forth from the
Father, and am come into the world: again I leave
the world, and I go to the Father. His disciples say
to him; Behold now thou speakest plainly, and
speakest no proverb. Now we know that thou
knowest all things, and thou needest not that any
man should ask thee. By this we believe that thou
earnest forth from God. CRSDQ.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixv.Bless the Lord our God, ye
Gentiles: publish the praises of him, who hath
granted me life, and hath not permitted me to fall.
Blessed is the Lord, who hath not rejected my pray-
er, nor withdrawn his mercy from me. Alleluia.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, we beseech thee,
the prayers of the faithful, together with these obla-
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tions; that by these dutie.^ of piety we may obtain
eternal life. Thro'.
COMM. Pa. xcv. Sing to the Lord, Alleluia,
sing to the Lord, and b'ess his name: publish duly,
every day, that he hath raved us. Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. rr/6^. Grant, O Lord, by the power
of the heavenly nourishment we have received, that
we desire what is right, and obtain our desire. Thro*,
ROGATION-DAYS.
WHENT the Diocese ofViennc, in the fifth century, had
been dreadfully afflicted by incessant earthquakes,
incursions of wild beasts, &c. &c. St. Manuitvs its Bishop
experienced such happy effects from the public supplica-
tions he had appointed for the ceasing of these terrible ca-
lamities, that the same pious custom extended itself grad-
ually over the whole Western Church ; and hence it is,
that on the three days preceding the Feast of the Ascen-
sion, abstinence from flesh is enjoined, and the long Lita-
nies arc sung in solemn procession in catholic countries:
that the wrath of God being appeased by the abstinence
and prayers of his Church, we may avert those punish-
ments which are justly due to our sins.
LNTRO1T. jh>. xvii, He hath heard my voice
from his holy temple, Alleluia. And theory 1 sent
forth in his presence hath reached his ears, Alleluia,
Alleluia. Ps. I will love thee, O Lord, my strength :
the Lord is my support, and my refuge, and my de-
liverer. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Prtesla. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, iluit \ve, who in bur afflictions
rely on thy goodness, may, under thy protection, be
defended against all adversities. Turo*.
EPISTLE. JutHCtv, m, 20. Most clearly belov-
ed: Confess your sins one to another ; and pray one
for another, that you may be saved. For the contu
nual prayer o< a just man availeth much. Elias was
a man passible like unto us: and with prayer he
prayed that it mij;ht not rain upon the earth, aud it
35 8 HOGATION-DAYS.
rained not for three years and six months. And he
prayed again : and the heaven gave rain, and the
earth brought forth her fruit. My brethren, if any
of you err from the truth, and one convert him: he
must know, that he who caused a sinner to be con-
verted from the error of his way, shall save his soul
from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.
m Alleluia. V. Praise the Lord, for he is good, and
his mercy endureth for ever.
^ (1500pU Luke xi. 5. 13 At that time : Jesus
said to his disciples; Which of you shall have a
friend, and shall go to him at midnight, and shall
say to him: Friend, lend me three loaves, because a
friend of mine has come off his journey to me, and
I have nothing to set before him : and he from with-
in should answer and say : Trouble me not, the door
is now shut, and my children are with me in bed ;
and I cannot rise and give thee. Yet if he shall
continue knocking, I say to you, although he will
not rise and give him, because he is his friend ; yet
because of his importunity he will rise, and give him
as many as he needeth. And I say to you, Ask, and it
shall be given you : seek, and you shall find : knock,
and it sha'tfte opened to you. For every one that
asketh, receiveth : and he that seeketh, fiudeth : and
to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. And
which of you, if he ask his father bread, will he give
him a stone ? or a fish, will he for a fish give him a
serpent? Oi if he ask an egg, will he 8 reach him a
a scorpion ? If you then being evil, know how to
give good gifts to your children, how much more
will your Father from heaven give the good Spirit to
them that ask him?
VpEFERT, Ps. cviii. I will praise the Lord with
a fia.ud voice : I will praise him in a numerous assem*
Lly j^for he stood on the right hand of the poor one,
to save rrie-from those that pursued my life. Allel.
SECRET. May these offerings, O Lord, loosen
THE LITAK1ES. 3^9
the bonds of our wickedness, and obtain for us the
gift of thy mercy. Thro*.
COMM. Luke xi. Ask, and it shall be given
you ; seek, ami you shall find: knock, and it shall
be opened to you. For every one that asketh, re-
ceiveth : and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him
that knocketh, it shall be opened. Alleluia.
P. COMM. Vota nostra.We beseech thee, O
Lord, mercifully receive our prayers; that while we
partake of thy gifts in our affliction, the comfort wa
find may increase our love. Thro'.
ANTHF^f before the Litanies.
Exurge, Domine, adjuva nos: et libera nos prop-
ter gloriam nominis tui. Alleluia.
Ps. Deus, auribus nostris andivimus; patres nostri
unnuntiaverunt nobis. r. Gloria.
Ant. Exurge, &c. toPs.
The LITANIES.
Parts marked thus * arc omitted on Holy Saturday.
KYrieeleison. Christe Sancte Michael, ora.
eleison. Kyrie elei- Sancte Gabriel, ora.
son. Christe audi nos. Sancte Raphael, ora.
Christe exaudi nos. Omnes sancti Angeli et
Pater de coelis Deus, Mi- Archangel?, orate.
serere nobis. Omnes sancti beatorum
Fili Iledemptor mundi spirituum Ordines,
Deus, miserere nobis. orate pro nobis.
Spiritns sancte Deus, mi- Sancte J. Baptiste, ora.
serere nobis. Sancte Joseph, ora.
Sancta Trinitas unus De- Omnes sancti Patriarchs
us, miserere nobis. et Prophetse, orate.
Sancta Maria, Ora pro Sancte Petrse, ora pro
nobis. nobis.
$ancta Dei genitrix, ora Sancte Paule, ora.
pro nobis. Sancte Andrea, ora.
Sancta Virgo Virginum, Sancte Jacobe, ora^
ora pro nobis. *Sancte Joannes, ora.
360 THE
*Sancte Thoma, ora.
*Sancte Jacobe, ora.
*Sancte Philippe, ora.
*SancteBartho!bmx*ora.
*Sancte Matthsee, ora.
*Sancte Simon, ora.
*Sancte Thaddsee, ora.
*Sancte Mathia, ora.
*Saacte Barnaba, ora.
*Sancte Luca, ora.
Sancte Marce. ora.
Omnes sancti Apostoli et
Evangelist, orate.
Omnes sancti Discipuii
Domini, orate.
Omnes sancti Innocen-
tes, orate.
Sancte Stephane, ora.
Sancte Laurent!, ora.
Sancte Vincenti, ora.
Sancti Fabiane et Sebas-
tians, orate pro nobis.
Sancti Joannes et Panie,
orate pro nobis.
Sancti Cosma et Da mi-
ane, orate*
Sancti Gervasi et Prota-
si, orate.
Omnes sane a Mart) res,
orate.
Sancte Sylvester, ora.
Sancte Gtegori, ora.
Sancte Ambrosi, ora.
Sancte Augustine, ora.
*Sancte Hieronyme, ora.
' Sancte Martine, ora.
^Sancte Nicolae, ora.
' sancti Ponti-fices
ora.
ora.
ora.
ora.
ora.
LITANIES.
et Confessores,
pro nobis.
Omnes sancti Doctores,
orate pro nobis.
Sancte Antoni,
Sancte Benedicte,
*Sancte Bernarde,
Sancte Dominice,
Sancte Francisce,
Omnes sancti Sacerdotes
et Levitae, orate.
Omnes sancti Monachi
et Eremite, orate.
Sancta Maria Magdale-
na, ora.
*Sancta Agatlia, u ora.
*Sancta Lucia, ora.
Sancta Agnes, ora.
*Sancta Caecilia, ora.
*Sancta Catharina, ora.
Sancta Anastasia, ora.
Omnes sanctse Virgines
et V 7 iduae, orate.
Omnes Sancti et Sanctse
Dei, intercedite pro
nobis.
Propititis esto, Parce no-
bis Do mine.
Propititis esto, Exaudi
nos Domine.
Ab omni malo, Libera
nos Domine.
Ab omni peccato, libera
nos Domine.
*Ab ira tua, libera nos
Domine.
*A subitanea etimprovi-
sa rnorte, libera, Src.
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*A1> insidiisjiaboli, libe- rogamus audi nos.
ra nos Domine.
*Ab ira, odio, et omni
mala voluntate, libera
nos Doraine.
A spiritu fornicationis,
libera nos Domine.
*A fulgure et tempestate,
iibera nos Domine.
A morte perpetua, libera
nos Domine.
Per n-ysterium sanctse:
incarnationis tuse, li-
bera nos Domine.
Per adventum tuum, li-
bera nos Domine.
Per nativitatem tuam, li-
bera nos Domine.
Per baptism um et sanc-
tum jejunium tuum,
libera nos Domine.
Per crucem et passionem
tuam, libera, &c.
Per mortem et sepultu-
ram tuam, libera, c.
Per sanctam resurrectio-
nem tuam, libera, &c.
Ptr admirabilem ascensi-
neia tuam, libera, &c.
Per adventum Spiritus
sancti Paraciiti, libera
nos Domine,
In die judicii, libera, &c.
Peccatoi.;s, te rogamus
audi nos.
Ut nobis parcns, te roga-
mus audi nos*
Ut uobis indulgeas, te Ut" animus nosua*, fr,v-
Hh
Ut ad verarn pcenitentU
am. nos perducere dig-
neris, te rogamus, &c.
Ut Ecclesiam tuam sane-
tain regere et conser-
fare digneris, te roga-
mus audi nos.
Ut dorninum Apostoli-
cum et omnes Eccle-
siasticos Ordines in
sancta religione con.
servare digneris, te ro-
gamus audi nos.
Ut inimicos sanctse Ec-
clesiae humiliare dig-
neris, te rogamus, &e,
Ut Regibus et Principi-
bus Chnsiianis pacem
et veram concordiarn
donare digneris, te 10-
gamus audi nos.
Ut cuncto pooulo Cliris-
tiano pacem et unita-
tem largiri digiicris, U
rogamus audi nos.
Ut nosmetipsos in tuo
sancto servitio confor-
tare et conservare dig-
neris, te rogamus, &c.
*Ut mentes nostras ad
coelestia desideria erU
gis, te rogamus, &e.
Ut omnibus bencfactori-
bus nostris i
bona retribuap, te
5 audi nos.
36*
trum, propinqnorum,
et bcnefactorum nos-
trorum ab geterna dam-
natione eripias, te ro.
gamus audi nos.
lit fructus terrse dare et
conservare digneris, te
rogamus audi nos.
Ut omnibus fidelibus de-
functis requiem seter-
nam donare digneris,
te rogamus audi nos.
Ut nos exaudire digneris,
te rogamns audi nos.
Fill Dei, te rogamus, &c.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec-
Ps.
DEUS in adjutorium
menm intende; *
Domine ad adjuvandum
rae festina.
2. Confundantur et re-
vereantur, * qui quserunt
animam meam.
3. Avertantur retror-
sum, et erubescant, * qui
volunt mi hi mala.
4. Avertantur statim
erubescentes, * qui di-
cunt mihi, Euge, Euge.
5. Exultent etlcetentur
in te omnes qui quaerunt
te, * et dicant semper ;
magnificetur Dominus,
qui diligunt salutare tu-
u m.
THE LITANIES.
cata mundi, Parce no-
bis Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec-
cata mundi, Exaudi
nos Domine.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis pec-
cata mundi, Miserere
nobis.
Christe audi nos. Christe
exaudi nos f. Kyrie
eleison. Christe elei-
son. Kyrie eleison.
Pater noster, in secret.
V. Et ne nos inducas
in tentationem. jft.
Sed libera nos.
Ixix.
6. Ego vero egenus et
pauper sum \ * Deu&ad-
juva me.
7. Adjutor meus, et li-
berator meus es tu j *
Domine ne moreris.
Gloria Patri, &c.
F. Salvos fac servos
tuos. R. Deus meus
sperantes in te. V. Esto
nobis Domine turris for-
titudinis. R* A facie
inimici. V. Nihil profi.
riat inimicus in npbis*
R. Et filius iniquitatis
non apponat nocere no-
bis. V. Domine non se
cundum peccata nostra
facias nobis. R. Nc-que
Here the Mass on Holy Saturday begins, and what fol-
lows is then entirely omitted.
THE LITANIES. 363
secundum iniquitates no- functis. R. Requiem se-
stras retribnas nobis. V. ternam doua eis Domi-
Oremus pro Pontifice ne, et lux perpetua lu-
nostro N. V. Dominus ceat eis. V. Requies-
conservet eum, et vivi- cant in pace. R. Amen,
ficet eum, et beatnm fa- V. Pro fratribus nostris
ciat eum in terra, et absentibus. R. Salvos
non tradat eum in ani- fac servos tuos, Deus me-
mam inimicorum ejus. us sperantes in te. V.
V* Oremus pro benefac- Mitte eis Do mine auxili-
toribus nostris. R. Re- umdesancto. R. Et de
tribuere dignare Domine Sion tuere eos. V. Do-
omnibus nobis bona fa- mine exaudi orationem
cientibus, propternomen meam. R. Et clamor
tuum, vitam aeternam. V. meus ad te veniat.
Oremus pro fidelibus de-
Or&ntti, Let us pray.
OGod, whose property it is always to have mer-
cy and to spare, receive our petitions ; that we,
and all thy servants, who are bound by the chain of
sin, may, by the compassion of thy goodness, mer-
cifully be absolved*
HEAR, we beseech thee, O Lord, the prayers of
thy suppliants, and pardon us our sins, who
confess them to thee ; that of thy bounty, thou may-
est grant us pardon and peace.
OUT of thy clemency, O Lord, shew us thy un-
speakable mercy j that so thou mayest both
acquit us of our sins, and deliver us from the punish-
ment we deserve for them.
OGod, who by sin art offended, and by penance
pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy
people, who make supplications to thee; and turn
away the scourges of thy anger, which we deserve
for our sins.
O Almighty and eternal God, have mercy on thy
servant N. our chief Bishop, and direct him,
according to thy clemency, in the way of everlasting
H h 2
3^4 THE LITANIES.
salvation; that, by thy grace, he may desire the
tisings that are agreeable to thy will, and perform
them with all his strength.
OGod, from whom are holy desires, righteous
counsels, and just works, give to thy servants
that peace which the world cannot give; that our
hearts being disposed to keep thy commandments,
and the fear of enemies taken away, the times, by
thy protection, may be peaceable.
INflame, O Lord, our reins and hearts with the
fire of thy holy spirit; to the end we may serve
thee with a chaste body, and please thee with a clean
heart.
OGod, the Creator and Redeemer of all the
faithful, give to the souls of thy servants de-
parted the remission of all their sins ; that, by pious
supplications, they may obtain the pardon they have
always desired.
PRevent, we beseech thee, O Lord, our actions by
thy holy inspirations, and carry them on by
thy gracious assistance 5 that every prayer and work
of ours may always begin from thee, and by thee be
happily ended.
O Almighty and eternal God, who hast dominion
over the living and the dead, and art merciful
to all, whom thou knowest will be thine by faith
and good works; we humbly beseech thee that
they, for whom we have purposed to offer our pray-
ers, whether the present world still retains them in
the flesh, or the next world hath already received
them divested of their bodies, may by the clemency
of thine own goodness, and the intercession of thy
saints, obtain pardon and full remission of their sins.
Thro'. R. Amen.
F. The Lord be with you, R. And with thy spi-
rit. K. May the almighty and merciful Lord gracu
ously hear us. It. Amen. F. And may the souls
of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God,
rest in peace. R* Amen.
t 365 J
KVE of the ASCENSION.
All as on the fifth Sunday nficr Easter, p. 355, (/
finding a Commem. uf ike Rogation, p. 357, and
of the J5. V. Mary, ty fte Collect, Concede, as re-
Jcrrcd to j). 34^, CJ'ay^
KP1STLE. tip/ics.\v. 7. 13. Brethren : To eve-
ry one of us is given gtace, according to the measure
of the giving of Christ. Wherefore he saith : " As-
cending ou high he led captivity captive: he gave
gifts to men." Now that he ascended, what is it,
but because he also descended first into the lower
parts of the ear.h ? He that descended, is the same
also that ascended above all the heavens, that he
might fill all things. And he gave some apostles,
and some prophets, and other some evangelists, and
other some pastors and doctors, for the perfecting of
the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edi-
fying of the body of Christ: till we all meet into
the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the Son
of God unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the
age of the fulness of Christ.
dBcSpCl* John xvii. i. n At that time:
Jesus lifting up his eyes to heaven, said : Father, the
hour is come, glorify thy Son, that thy Son may
glorify thee. As thou hast given him power over
all flesh, that he may give eternal life to all, whom
then hr.st given him. Now this is eternal life: that
they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom thou hast sent. 1 have glorified thee
on the earth; I have finished the work which thou
gavest me to do : And now glorify thou me, O Fa-
ther, with thyself, with the glory which 1 ha\l, be-
fore the world was, with thee. I have manifested
thy name to the men whom thou hast given me out
ot ti-.e world. Thine they were, and to me thou
.1 ; and they have kept thy word. Now
have known that all things which, thou hast
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366 ASCENSION-DAY.
given me are from thee : because the words which
them gavest me, I have given to them : and they
have received them, and have known in very deed
that I came out from thee, and they have believed
that thou didst send me. I pray for them ; I pray
not for the world, but for them whom thou hast
given me, because they are thine: and all my tilings
are thine, and thine are mine, and I am glorified in
them. And now I am no more in the world, and
these are in the world, and I come to thee.
TTNstituted in commemoration of Jesus Christ's ascension
JL into heaven, where, seated at the right-hand of his Fa-
ther, he continually intercedes for us, and invites us to the
place he is there preparing for us, of which we shall certain-
ly be one day put in possession, provided we follow his ex-
ample. But although there be many mansions in heaven,
yet there is only one way to go thither. Our Head arriv-
ed there, only by the way of sufferings; let us never then
flatter ourselves with the thought of obtaining eternal hap-
piness on any other condition.
1NTROIT. Acts i.
YE men of Galilee, Tflli 1 Galilai, quid ad-
why look you with * miraminiaspicie?itesin
surprise up to heaven ? cesium $ Alldui :-. Qucm-
All el. As you have seen adin odum vidistis eum as-
him ascending to heaven, cendenttm in calum, ia
so shall he again return, veniet. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Allei. AlleL Allel. Alleluia.
Ps. Clap your hands, Ps, Omnes Gerties plvu-
aU ye Gentiles: sing to dite manibus : jubilate
God with a joyful voice. Deo in voce exultalionis.
V. Glory. ' V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O almighty God, that we, who believe that thy on.
Jy Son, out Redeemer, ascended this day into hea-
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ven, may also hove our hearts always fixed on hea-
venlv things. Thro' the same.
LKSSON. Acts i. i . 1 1 . The former treatise, I
made, O Theophiius, of all things which Jesus be-
gan to do and to teach, until the day on which, giv-
ing commandments by the Holy Ghost to the apos-
tles whom he had chosen, he was taken up. To
whom aUo he shewed himself alive after his passion,
by many proofs, for forty days appearing to them,
and speaking of the kingdom of God. And eating
together with them, he commanded them, that they
should not depart from Jerusalem, but should wait
for the promise of the Father, which you have heard
(saith he) by my mouth: for John indeed baptized
with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy
Ghost not many days hence. They therefore who
were come together, asked him, saying: Lord, wilt
thou at this time restore again the kingdom of Is-
rael ? But he said to them : It is not for yon to know
the times or moments, which the Father hath put in
his own power j hutyou shall receive the power of the
Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be wit-
nesses to me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Sa-
maria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth.
And when he had finished these things, while they
looked on, he was raised up: and n cloud received
him out of their sight. And while they were be-
holding him going up to heaven, behold two men
stood by them in white garments. Who also said:
Ye men of Galilee, why stand you looking up to
heaven ? This Jesus who is taken up from you into
heaven, shall so come as you have seen him going
into heaven.
Alleluia, Alleluia* V. God ascended in triumph,
and the Lord at the sound of the trumpet. Alleluia.
I The Lord on Sina, V. Dominus in Sina, in
ia his holy place, ascend- tan-; to, asccnckns in uU
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ing on high, hath led turn, captivum duxit cap-
captivity captive. Allel. tivitatem. Alleluia.
(i!500pcL Mark xvi. 14. 20. At that time:
Jesus appearedTto the eleven as they were at table;
and he upbraided them with their incredulity and
hardness of heart, because they did not believe them
who had seen him after he was risen again* And he
said to them : Go ye into the whole world, and preach
the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and
is baptized, shall be saved : but he that believeth not
shall be condemned. And these signs shall follow
them that believe: In my name they shall cast out
devils : they shall speak with new tongues : they shall
take up serpents: and if they shall drink any deadly
thing, it shall not hurt them: they shall lay their
hands upon the skk and they shall recover. And
the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was
taken up into heaven, and sitteth at the right-hand
or God. But they going preached every where :
the Lord working withal, and confirming the word
with signs that followed. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xlvi. God ascended in triumph,
and the Lord at the sound of the trumpet. Allel.
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the offerings we
make in memory of the glorious ascension of thy
Son : and mercifully grant, that wo may both be
delivered from present danger, and arrive at everlast-
ing life. Thro' the same.
COMMUNICANTES. Being united in commu-
nion, and celebrating the most sacred day on which
our Lord, thy only begotten Son, placed the sub-
stance of our frail nature, which he had taken upon
himself, on the right-hand of thy glory, and honour,
ing the memory in the first place, &c. as in the Ordi-
nary, p.. xxxiv.
C OMM. Ps. Ixvii. Sing to the Lord, who hath
ascended towards the east, above all the heavens
Alleluia.
SUNDAY WITHIN THE OCTAVE. 3^9
P. OOMM. IVtfsfa. Grant, we beseech thee,
O almighty and most merciful God, that we may
obtain the invisible Affects of the visible mysteries
we have received. Thro'.
SUNDAY within the OCTAVE of
The ASCENSION.
JNTROIT. Ps. xxvi.
HEAR, O Lord, my T?XAUDl> Domine,?*.
voice, with which T"^ ccm ineam y qua cla-
J have cried out to thee. mavi ad it. Alltl, Tili
Alleluia. My heart hath dixit cor mcum: Quasivi
said to thee: I have vultum tnum ; vultum
sought thy face: I will tuum % Do/nine requiram :
seek thy face, OLord: ne. avtrtus fdciem t warn a
(urn not thy face from me. Alleluia, Alleluia,
me. Alleluia, Allel. Ps. Ps. Dvmiaus iliumina-
The Lord is my light and tio mea et saltts mea : qua;*,
my salvation : whom timelo.
shall I fear ? V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotent.* almighty and eter-
nal Goj, inspire thy servants with true devotion, and
grant we may serve thy divine Majesty with sincere
hearts. Thro 1 .
Commem. nftne Ascension, p. 366, by the Collect,
Secret, and P. Comm. thti <..}'.
EPIST. i Pet. iv. 7 .-.Most dearly b tU'cd ; Be
prudent, and watch in prayers. But before all
things have a constant mutual charity among your-
selves . for charity covereth a multitude of sins. Using
hospitality one to another without murmuring. As
every man hath received grace, ministring the same
one to another: as good stewards of the manifold
grace of God. If any man speak, let him speak as the
words of God. If any man minister, let him do it as
of the power which Gpd adminisiereth : that in all
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things God may be honoured thro' Jesus Christ : to
whom is glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath extended
his empire over all nations; God sitteth on his holy
throne. Alleluia.
V. I will not leave you V. Nan vos rdinquam
orphans : I am going, orphanos ; vado et venio
but I will come to you ad vos 9 et gaudebii cor
again, and your hearts vestrum. Alleluia.
shall rejoice. Alleluia.
(00fpl. John xv. 26. xvi. 1.4..^ that time:
Jesus said to his disciples: When the Paraclete'cometh
whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of
truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shatl
give testimony of me : and you shall give testimony,
because you are with me from the beginning. These
things have I spoken to you, that you may not be scan-
dalized. They will put you out of the synagogues:
yea the hour cometh, that whosoever kilieth you,
will think that he doth a service to God. And these
things they will do to you, because they have not
known the Father, nor me. But these things I have
told you ; that when the hour of them shall come,
you may remember that I told you of them. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xlvi. God ascended in triumph,
and the Lord at the sound of the trumpet. Allel.
SECRET. May these unspotted sacrifices purify
us, O Lord ! and strengthen our souls with heavenly
grace. Thro'.
COMM. John xvii. --Father, when I was with
them, I kept those, whom thou gavest me. Alle-
luia : now I return to thee : I do not pray that thou
mayest take them out of the world, but that thou
wouldst keep them from evil. Allel. Allel.
P. COMM. Rcpleti. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that we may be always thankful for the sa-
cred gifts with which we have been filled. Thro*.
t 37' 3
WHITSUN-EVE.
THE Vigil of Pentecost, like that of Easter, has always
been consecrated in a particular manner to fasting and
prayer. The primitive Christians, after the usual prayers
of me day, spent the greatest part of the night in the church,
qrid hence originates the word Vigil or Wake.
The Mass, like that of Holy-Saturday, is preceded by
several Lessons and Tracts out of the Old Testament, and by
the Blessing of the Font.
I. PROPHECY. In those days ; God tempted
Abraham, p. 310.
Let us pray. Dens, qiti.
OGod, who by this action of thy servant Abra-
ham, hast given to mankind an excellent ex-
ample of obedience; grant us, both to break our
perverse wills, and to fulfil thy righteous commands.
Thro'.
II. PROPHECY. In those days : It came to pass
in the morning watch, and TRACT, Let us sing to
the lord, p. 312.
Let us pray. Deus, qui primis.
OGod, who, by the light of the New Testament,
hast expounded the miracles wrought in the
first ages of the world; so that the Red Sea was a
figure of the sacred (bnt, and the deliverance of thy
people out of Ejiypt did represent the Christian sa
craments; grant that all nations, who have now ob-
tained the privilege of Israelites by the merit of
faith, may be born again by the participation of thy
spirit. Thro' in unity of the same.
III. PROPHECY. In those days: Moses wrote,
77.319, and TRACT, Give ear, p. 320.
Let us pray. Detts, glorificatio.
OGod, the glory of the faithful and the life of
the righteous, who hast instructed us also by
the canticle of thy servant Moses: grant thy mercy
to all nations, by giving them happiness and dimt-
-liing their frights, that the revenge threatened
vay turn to their eternal salvation. Thro'.
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IV. PROPHECY. In that day seven women, p.
317, end TRACT, My beloved had, p. 318.
Let us pray. Omnipotens.
f\ Almighty" and eternal God, who, by thy only
^ Son, hast shewn the care thou takest of thy
Church j mercifully cultivate every branch which
bringeth forth fruit in that same Christ, who is the
true vine, that it may be more fruitful: and let not
the .thorns of sin prevail against thy faithful, whom
thou hast brought out of Egypt by the baptismal
font j but protect them by thy holy spirit, that they
may be continually enriched by the fruits of good
works. Thro' the same in unity, &rc.
V. PROPHECY. Hear, O Israel, p. 314.
Let us pray, Dens, qui nobis.
s~\ God, who hast commanded us, by thy prophets,
^ to relinquish the things of this world, and to
hasten to those that are eternal ; grant that, by thy
heavenly inspiration, we may comply with what we
know thou hast commanded. Thro'.
VI. PROPHECY In those day* : The hand of
the Lord, p. 316.
Let us pray. Domine Dms.
r\ Lord God of Hosts, who raisest up what is fal-
^ len, and keepest up what is raised j increase the
number of those who are to be renewed by thy holy
name : that all who receive holy baptism, may al-
ways he governed by thy holy inspirations. Thro'.
While the Celebrant goes towards the Font is suid the
TRACT, As the hart panteth, as on Holy Satur-
day, p. 3 2 3 -> but if there be no blessing of the, Font
then is sung the Litany, p. ^59.
MASS on WH1TSUN-EVE.
INTROIT. Ezech. xxxvi.
When I shall be acknowledged the Holy One
amongst you, I will gather you from all parts of the
world; and 1 will pour upon you clean water, and
you shalj be cleansed from all your stains; and i,
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will give you a new spirit, Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps.
xxxiii. I will for ever bless the Lord: his praise shall
be always in my mouth. V. Glory.
3" The Introit is only said at Private Masses, when
the Prophecies, &c. have been omitted.
COLLECT. Preesta, quasiunus. Grant, we be-
seech thee, O almighty God, that the rays of thj
brightness may shine upon us; and that the light of
thy light may, by the power of the Holy Spirit,
strengthen the hearts of those who have been born
again by thy grace. Thro' in unity, &c.
LESSON. Acts xix. i. &. Jw those days: It
came to pass while Apollo was at Corinth, that Paul
having passed through the upper coasts, came to
Ephesus, and found certain disciples: and he said to
them : Have you received the Holy Ghost since you.
believed? But they said to him: We have not so
much as heard whether there be a Holy Ghost. And
he said: In what then were you baptized? Who
said: In John's "baptism. Then Paul said: John
baptized the people with the baptism of penance,
saying : That they should believe in him who was
to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus. Having
heard these things, they were baptized in the name
of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had imposed
his hands on them, the Holy Ghost came upon
them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
And all the men were about twelve. And entering
into the synagogue, he spoke boldly for the space of
three months, disputing and persuading concerning
the kingdom of God.
Alleluia. V. Praise the Lord, for he is good - 9 and
his mercy endureth for ever.
TRACT. Ps. cxvi. Praise the Lord, as p. 327.
(500ptl. Ju/mxiv. 15, At that time: Jesus
said to his disciples: If ye love me, keep my com-
mandments. And I will ask the Father, and he
shall give you another Paraclete, that he mav abide
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\vith you for ever, the Spirit of truth, whom the
i\orld cannot receive, because it seeth him not, nor
knoweth him : but you shall know him ; because he
shall abide with you, and shall be in you. I will
not leave you orphans: I will come to }ou. Yet a
little while, and the world seeth me no more. But
yon see me; because i live, and you shall live. In
that day you shall know that lam in iny Father,
and you in me, and I in you. He that hath my
commandments, and keeptth them, he it is that
loveth me. And he that loveth me, shall he loved
by my Father: and J will love hirn, and will mani-
fest myself to him.
OFFERT. Ps. cm. Send forth thy spirit, and
they shall be created ; and thou wilt renew the face
of the earth ; let the glory of the Lord be for ever-
more, Alleluia.
The Preface, as in the Ordinary, p. xxxii.
Secret and Communicantes, as to morrow, p. 377.
The Mane Jgitur, ts on Easter- Sunday, p 331.
COMM. J\-,hn vii.~ The last day ol the feast
Jesus said : Whoever believeth in me, rivers ot living
water shall flow from his heart: and this he said of
the spirit, which tho s e were to receive who should
believe in him, Alleluia, Alleluia
P. COMM. (Sancti Spirit us) as to-morrow, p, 378.
HpOOK its name from the circumstance of the newly-
JL baptized among our English ancestors assisting
at Mass in the white garments they yesterday received
*t the baptismal font. Its ecclesiastical name Pentecost
signifies the fiftieth^ because the mystery which it celebrates
was accomplished on fatjtftietk djy after Christ's resurrec-
tion. The object of this gre;;t Festival is, to return thanks
eo God for the visible descent of the Holy Ghost on the
apostles, the establishment ' Vvv, :?nd propaga-
tion of our holy religion,
WHIT-SUNDAY* 377
INTRO1T. Wisd.l
r "PHE spirit of the Lord OPi"itus Domini r&plt.
^ hath filled the whole vit orbcrn terrarum,
earth, Alleluia : and the AlUiuia : tt hoc quod con.
whole universe hath tinet omni ancient iumhubtt
heard his voice, Alleluia, vocis, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Alleluia. Ps. Let God Ps. Evurgat Dcus, et
arise, and his enemies be dissipentur ininiici ejus i
dispersed: let them who et Jugiant, qui odtrunt
hate him, fly betore his eum t a facie, tjus.
face. y. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dens, qui.O God, who, by the
light of the Holy Ghost, didst this day instruct the
hearts of the faithful ; grant, by the direction of the
same Holy Spirit, that we may relish what is right,
and always enjoy his consolation. Thro 1 in the
unity of the same, &c.
LESSON. Acts ii. i. n.- When the days of
Pentecost were accomplished, they were all together
in one place ; and suddenly there came a sound
from heaven, as of a mighty wind coming, and it
filled the whole house where they were sitting. And
there appeared to them parted tongues as it were of
fire, and it sat upon every one of them : and they
were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they began
to speak wiih divers tongues according as the Holy
Ghost gave them to speak. Now there were dwell-
i'ig at Jerusalem Jews, devout men out of every na-
tion under heaven. And when this was noised
abroad, the multitude came together, and were
:i founded in mind, because that every man heard
them speak in his own tongue. And they were all
amazed and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all
these, that speak, Galileans, and how have we heard,
every man our own tongue wherein we were born ?
Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and inhabitants
of Mesopotamia, jtidea, and Cappadocia, Pontus
and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphilia, Kgypt and the
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parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome*
Jews also and Proselytes, Cretes and Arabians : we
have heard them speak in our own tongues the
wonderful \\ orks of God. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Send forth thy spi- V. Ps. ciii. Emltte spi-
rit, and they shall be ere- ritum tuum et creabun-
ated, and thou wilt renew tur, et renovabis facicm
the face of the earth, terrt?, Alleluia.
Alleluia.
V. * Come, O Holy V. * Veni, Sancte Spu
Ghost, fill the hearts of ritus, reple tuorum corda
thy faithful, and kindle in fideliu?n t et tui amor is in
them the fire of thy love, eis igntm accende.
The PROSE.
VRNI Sancte Spiritus, et emitte coelitus lucis
tuge radium.
Veni Pater pauperum ; veni dator munerum :
veni lumen cordium.
Consolator optime: dulcis hospes animce: dulce
refrigerium.
In labore requies: in sestu temperies, in fletu so-
latium.
O lux beatissima, reple cordis intima tuorum fide-
lium.
Sine tuo numlne, nihil est in homine : nihil est in*
noxium.
Lava quod est sordidum, riga quod est aridum,
saua quod est saucium.
Flecte quod est rigidum, fove quod est frigidum,
rege quod est devium.
Da tuis tidelibus, in te confitentibus, sacrum sep-
tenarium.
Da virtutis meritum, da salutis exitum, da perenne
gaudium. Amen. Alleluia.
(BO^ptl^. John xiv. 23. 31. At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples; If auy one love me, he
will keep my word, and my Father will love him,
At this V. *all kneel down at every Mass till Sunday next.
WHIT-SUNDAY. 377
and \ve will come to him, and will make our abode
with him: he that loveth me not, keepeth not my
words. And the word which you have heard, is not
mine : but tiie Father's who sent me. These things
have I spoken to you, abiding with you. But the
Paraclete, the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will
send in my name, he will teach you all tilings, and
bring alTthings to your mind, whatsoever I shall
have said to you. Peace 1 leave with you, my peace
I give to you ; not as the world giveth, do J give to
you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be
afraid. You have heard that I have said to you ;
1 go away and I come again to you, If you loved
me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the
Father: for the Father is greater than 1. And now
I have told you before it come to pass : that when
it shall come to pass, you may believe. 1 will not
now speak many things with you. For the prince
of this world cometh, and in me he hath not any
thing. But that the world may know that I love
the Father: and as the Father hath given me com-
mandment, so do I. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixvii. Confirm, O God, what
thou hast wrought in us, from thy holy temple,
which is in Jerusalem: kings shall bring thee their
offerings. Alleluia.
SECRET. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord,
il;e>e oblations and purify our hearts by the light of
the Holy Ghost. Thro'- in the unity of, &c.
COMMUNICANTFS. Being united in communion,
and celebrating the sacred day of Pentecost, on which
the Holy Ghost appeared to the apostles under the
form of innumerable tongues: and honouring the
memory, &c. a a in the Ordinary, page xxxiv. Hanc
Igitur, o.v in the. Mats of Easter Sunday, p. 331.
COMM. Acts it. ---Suddenly there came a noi^e
from heaven, as of a strong rushing wind, where
they were sitting, Alleluia: and they were all filled
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37$ WHIT-MONDAY.
with the Holy Ghost, and published the wonderful
works of God. Alleluia.
P. COMM. Sancti Spirit us May the pouring
forth of the Holy Ghost into our hearts cleanse
them, O Lord, and render them fruitful by the in-
ward dew of his grace. Thro' our Lord in the
unity of the same, &c.
JNTRO1T.
TTE hath fed them with (**IBAV1T cos ex adipe
the finest wheat, Al- r** frumenti, Alleluia:
leluia : and filled them et de petra mdle satura-
with honey from the vit cos. Alleluia, Alleluia.
rock. Allel. Allel. Ps. Ps. Exultate Deo ad'/u.
Rejoice in God our aid : tori nostro ; jubilate Deo
sing to the God of Jacob. Jacob.
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, qui. Q God, who didst
give the Holy Ghost to thy apostles, hear the pray*
ers of thy people, that they may enjoy a happy
peace, who, by thy grace, have received the gift of
true faith.
LKSbON. Acts x. 42. 48, In those days : Peter
opening hi* wouth, said: Brethren, the Lord com-
manded us to preach to the people, and to testify
that it is he who was appointed by God to be
judge of the living and of the dead. To him all
the prophets _;ive testimony, that thro* his name all
receive remission of sins, who believe in him. While
Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Ghost
fell on all them that heard the word. And the
faithful of the circumcision, who came with Peter,
were astonished, for that the grace of the Holy
Ghost was poured out upon the Gentiles also. For
they heard them speaking with tongues, and magni-
fying God. Then Peter answered: Can any man
forbid water, that these- men should not be baptized,
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who have received the Holy Ghost as well as we ?
And he commanded them to be baptized in the
name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
V. The apostles pub- Alleluia, Alleluia. \\
lished in divers tongues 3.,oquebantur variis tin*
the wonderful works of guis apostoli magnalia
God. Alleluia. Dei. Alleluia.
V. * Come, O Holy Ghost, with the Prose, Veni
Sancte Spiritus, us in the Mass of Yesterday, p, 376.
(000pCU John iii. 16. At that time \ Jesus
said to Xicodemus : God so loved the world, as to
give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believ.
eih in him, may not perish, but may have life ever-
lasting. For God sent not his Son into the world,
to judge the world, but that the world may be saved
by him. He that believeth in him, is not judged.
But he that doth not believe, is already judged : be-
cause he believeth not in the name of the only be-
gotten Son of God. And this is the judgment ; be-
cause the light is come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light : for their works were evil.
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and
cometh not to the light, that their works may not
be reproved. But he that doth truth, cometh to
the light, that his works may be made manifest, be-
cause they are done in God. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xvii. The Lord thundered from
heaven, and the Most High made himself heard:
the spring- heads of the waters appeared. Alleluia.
SECRET. Mercifully sanctity, we beseech thee,
O Lord, these offerings, and, having accepted the
oblation of our spiritual victim, make ourselves an
offering pleasing to thee. Thro'.
COMM. Ju/in xiv The Holy Ghost shall
teach you, Alleluia, whatever I shall say to you.
Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. ,;,/W ( ).._.ne!p, we beseech thee, O
Lord, 1 defend, from the fury of ihirir
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enemies, those whom thou hast fed with thy sacted
mysteries. Thro*.
WHIT-TUESDAY.
INTROIT. Receive your glory with joy, Alle-
luia: giving thanks to God, Alleluia, who hath call-
ed you to a heavenly kingdom. Allel. Allel. Allel.
Ps. Give ear my people to my law ; hearken to the
words of my mouth. F. Glory.
COLLECT. Aclsit. Assist us, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, with the power of thy holy spirit, that
our hearts may be purified, according to thy mercy,
and we defended from all adversities. Thro'.
LESSON. Acts viii. 14. 17. In those days:
When the apostles that were in Jerusalem, had heard
that Samaria had received the word of God : they
sent to them Peter and John. Who when they
were come, prayed for them, that they might re-
ceive the Holy Ghost. Tor he was not as yet come
upon any of them: but they were only baptized in
the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid their
hands upon them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The Holy Ghost shall
teach you whatever I shall say to you. Alleluia.
V. * Come, O Holy Ghost, with the Prose, Veni
Sancte Spiritus, as on Sunday, p. 376.
tiDOSptU John x. i. I'j^At that time ; Jesus
said to the Pharisees : Amen, amen I say to you :
he that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold,
but climbeth up another way, the same is a thief
and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door
is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the porter
openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he call-
cth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
And when he hath let out his own sheep, he goeth
before them : and the sheep follow him, because
they know his voice. But a stranger they follow not,
but fly from him, because they know not the yoige
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of strangers. This proverb Jesus spoke to them.
But they understood not what lie was speaking to
them. Jesus therefore said to them again : Amen,
amen f say to yon, I am the door of the sheep. All
others, as many as have come, are thieves and rob-
bers : and the sheep heard them not. I am the door.
By me if any man enter in, he shall be saved : and
he shall go in, and go out, and shall find pastures.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,
and to destroy. I am come that they may have life,
and may have it more abundantly. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxvii. The Lord opened for
them the gates of heaven^ and rained down manna
for them to cat : he gave them the bread of heaven,
men ate the bread of angels. Alleluia.
SECRET. May the oblation of this sacrifice pu-
rify us, O Lord, we beseech thee, and make us wor-
thy to partake thereof. Thro'.
COMM. Mn xv The Spirit who proceedeth
from tli e Father, Alleluia: shall glorify me. Alle-
luia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Mrutcs. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that the Holy Ghost may renew our souls
by these divine mysteries, since he is the remission
of sin. Thro' -in the unity of the same.
EMBER-WEDNESDAY.
INTROIT. P.v lxvii.0 God, when thou didst
go forth before thy people, making a way for them
and dwelling in the midst of them. Alleluia, the
earth shook, and the heavens dropt dew, Alleluia,
Alleluia. Ps. Let God arise, and let his enemies be
dispersed: let those that hate him fly before his
face. V. Glory.
I. COLLECT. Me files notfras.T-May the Holy
Ghost, who proceedeth from thee, enlighten, we
beseech thee, O Lord, our hearts, and guide us into
3^2 EMEER- WEDNESDAY.
all truth, according to the promise of thy Son. Who
in unify of the same.
I. LESSON. Acts ii. 14. 21. In those days \
Peter standing up with the eleven, lifted up his
voice, and spoke to them : Ye men of Judea, and
all you that dwell in Jerusalem, be this known to
you and with your ears receive my words. For
these are not drunk, as you suppose, seeing it is but
the third hour of the day : But this is that which
was spoken of by the prophet Joe! : " And it shall
come to pass in the last days (saith the Lord) I will
- pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young
men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream,
dreams. And upon my servants indeed, and upon
my handmaids, will I pour out in those'days o*' my
spirit, and they shall prophesy : and I will shew
wonders in the heaven above, and signs on the earth
beneath ; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke :
the sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood, before the great and manifest day of the
Lord come. And it shall come to pass, that who-
soever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be
saved."
Alleluia. V. Ps. xxxii. The heavens were found-
ed by the word of the Lord, all their host by the
breath of his mouth.
II. COLLECT. Prasta, qu&sumus. Grant, we
beseech thee, O almighty and most merciful God,
that thy holy spirit may defend and dwell in our
souls, and so thoroughly purify us, that we may at
length become the temple of his glory. Thro'.
1'rom this day to Saturday next inclusivtfy, after the
Collect of the day, is said either the Collect, Ec-
clesiae tuae, or Dens omnium, together tilth their
Secrets and P. Comm. as on the first Sunday of
Advent, p. 50, &c
EM2ER WEDNESDAY. 383
II. LESSON. Acts v. 12. 16. In those fays :
Were many signs and wonders wrought among the
people. And they wr re all with one accord in So-
lomon's porch. But of the rest no man durst join
himself with them j but the people magnified thun.
And the multitude of men and women that believed
in the Lord was more increased ; insomuch thai
they brought forth the sick into the street?, and laid
them on beds and couches, that when Peter came,
his shadow at least might overshadow any of them,
and they might be delivered from their infirmities.
And there came also together to Jerusalem a multi-
tude out of the neighbouring cities, bringing sick
persons, and such as were troubled with unclean
spirits, who were all healed.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. * Come, O Holy Ghost,
with ths Prose us fo;i;/r, />. 376.
d500pel + John vi. 44. 52. At that tiwe\
J-x//s said to the multitude of the Jews ; No man can
come to me, except the Father, who hath sent me,
draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.
It is written in the prophets: "And they shall all
be taught of God.* Every one that hath heard of
the Father, and hath learned, cometh to me. Not
that any man hath seen the Father, but he who is of
God, he hath seen the Father. Amen, amen I say
to you : He that believeth in me hath everlasting
life. I am the brer-id of life. Your fathers did eat
manna in the desart, and are dead. This is the
bread which cometh down from heaven: that if any
man eat of if, he may not die. I am the living
bread which came down from heaven. If any man
eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread
that [ will give, is my flesh for the life of the world.
OFFERT. l\i. xviii. - 1 will meditate on thy
commandments, which I have loved very much ; and
I will put in practice thy commandments, which I
>ved, Alleluia-.
384 THURSDAY IN WHITSUN WEEK.
SECRET. Receive, we beseech thee, OLord,
this offering, and grant that we may celebrate with
piety these sacred mysteries. Thro'.
COMM. John xiv. I leave you peace. Alleluia.
I give you my peace, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Sumciites Having partaken, O
Lord, of thy heavenly sacraments, we beseech thy
clemency that we may enjoy the effects of the mys-
teries we celebrate in time, in an eternity of bliss.
Thro*.
THURSDAY IN WHLTSUN-WEEK.
Alias on Whit-Sunday, p. 375, except
LESSON. Ads viii. 5. 9. In those days : Philip
going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ
to them. And the people with one accord v. ere at-
tentive to those things, which were said by Philip,
hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For
many of them who had unclean spirits, crying with
a loud voice went out. And many taken with the
palsy, that were lame, were healed. And there was
a great joy in that city.
Cl500p0l f Luke \x. i. 6. At that time: Jesus
calling together the twelve apostles, he save them
power and authority over all devils, and to cure dis-
eases. And he sent them to preach the kingdom of
God, and to heal tne sick. And he said to them :
Take nothing for your journey, neither staff, nor
scrip, nor bread, nor money, neither have two coats.
And whatsoever house you shall enter into, abide
there, and depart not from thence. And whosoever
will not receive you : when you go out of that city,
shake off even the dust of your feet for a testimony
against them. And going out they went about
through the towns preaching the gospel and healing
every where. CREDO.
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feMBER-FRIDAY.
1NTR01T. Ps. Ixx.- -Lrt my mouth be filled
with thy praise, Alleluia: that I may sing, Alleluia:
my lips shall rejoice, when I sing to thee, Alleluia,
Alleluia. PS* O Lord, in thee have I hoped, never
let me be put to shame: but deliver me and rescue
me according to thy justice. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Da, guasumus Grant, we be-
seech thee, O most merciful God, that thy Church,
being assembled by thy holy spirit, may in no man-
ner be molested with the disturbance of enemies.
Thro'.
LESSON. Jnel\'\. 23. ij.T/ms saith the Lord
God: And you, O children ofSion, rejoice, and
be joyful in the Lord your God: because he
hath 'given you a teacher of justice, and he will
make the early and the latter rain to come down
for you as in the beginning, and the floors shall be
filled with wheat, and the presses shall overflow
with wine and oil. And I will restore to you the
years which the locust, and the bruchus, and the
mildew, and the palmer-worm hath eaten: my
great host which i have sent upon you. And you
shall eat in plenty and shall be filled : and you
shall praise the name of the Lord your God, who
hath done wonders with you, and my people shall
not be confounded for ever. And you shall know
that 1 am in the midt of Israel; and I am the Lord
your God, and there is none besides : and my peo-
ple shall not be confounded for ever, saith the Lord
Almighty.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. O how good and sweet Is
the spirit in us, O Lord! Alleluia. V. *Come, O
Holy Ghost, &c. with Me Prose, p. 376.
d50pei, Luke v. 17. 26 At that lime:
It came to pass on a certain day, that Jesus sat teach*
K Ic
KMBER-FKIDAY.
ing. And there were Pharisees and doctors of the
law sitting by, that were come out of every town of
Galilee and Judea and Jerusalem ; and the power of
the Lord was* to heal them. And behold men
brought in a bed, a man who had the palsy: and
they sought means to bring him in, and to lay him.
before him. And when they could not find by what
way they might bring him in, because of the multi-
tude, they went up upon the roof, and let him
down through the tiles with his bed in the midst,
before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said;
Man, thy sins are forgiven thee. And the Scribes
and the Pharisees began to think, saying : Who is
this who speaketh blasphemies ? Who can forgive
sins, but God alone ? And when Jesus knew their
thoughts, answering he said to them : What is it
you think in your hearts ? Which is easier to say ?
Thy sins are forgiven thee; or to say: arise and
walk ? But that you may know that the Son of Man
hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the
sick of the palsy) I say to thee, arise, take up thy
bed, and go into thy house. And immediately ris-
ing up before them, he took up the bed on which he
lay ; and he went away to his own house, glorifying
God. And all were astonished: and they glorified
God. And they were filled with fear, saying: We
have seen wonderful things to-day.
OFFERT. Ps. cxlv. Praise the Lord, O my
soul j whilst I live I will praise the Lord : I will
sing praises to my God, while I have a being. Al
ieluia.
SECRET. May the sacrifice offered in thy pre-
sence, O Lord, be consumed by the same divine
fire, by which the Holy Ghost inflamed the hearts
of the disciples of the Christ thy Son. Thro* the
same in unity of the same.
COMM. John xiv, I will not leave you orphans;
EMBER. SATURDAY. 3^7
I will come to you again, Alleluia : and your hearts
shall be glad, Alleluia.
P. CO MM. SuMpsitHiit. Having received,
Lord, these sacred mystic gifts, we humbly beg,
that what thou hast ordered us to do in remem-
brance of thee. may become a help to our weakness.
Thro'.
EMBER-SATURDAY.
1NTROIT. How. v.- The love of God is pour-
ed into our hearts, Alleluia, by his spirit that dwell-
ed in us Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. cii. O my soul,
bless thou the Lord, and all that is within me, bless
his holy name. V. Glory,
I. COLLECT. Enrich, O Lord, our hearts by a
plentiful effusion of thy Holy Spirit, by whose wis-
dom we were created, and by whose providence we
are governed. Thro* -in unity of the same.
I. f,ESSON. Joelu. 28. ga. 2%tt* saith Hie Lord
God; 1 will pour out my spirit upon all flesh: and
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy ; your
old men shall dream dreams and your young men
shall see visions. Moreover upon my servants and
handmaids in tho^e days I will pour forth my spirit.
And 1 will shew wonders in heaven ; and in earth,
biood, and fire, and vapour of smoke. The sim
shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into
blood; before the great and dreadful day of the
Lord shall come. And it shall come to pass, that
every one that shall call upon the name of the Lord,
shall be saved. A I lei.
/'. John vi. It is the spirit that giveth life: but the
flesh availeth nothing.
II. COLLECT, lllo w\s...-Let thy holy spirit, O
Lord, we beseech thee, kindle in our breasts that
lire, which our Lord Jesus Christ brought on earth,
and earnestly desired it should burn. \\ ho llveth.
Kkz
338 EMBER-SATURDAY.
II. LESSON. Lev. xxiii. 9. 21. In those days .
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to the
children of Israel, and thou shall say to them i
When you shall have entered into the land, which 1
will give you, and shall reap your corn, you shall
bring sheaves of ears, the first-fruits of your harvest,
to the priest : who shall lift up the sheaf before the
Lord, the next day after the Sabbath, that it may
be acceptable for you, and shall sanctify it. You
shall count therefore from the morrow after the
Sabbath, wherein you offered the sheaf of the first-
fruits, seven full week?, even unto the morrow
after the seventh week be expired, that is to say, fif-
ty days, and so you shall offer a new sacrifice to
the Lord. Out of all your dwellings, two loaves
of the first-fruits, of two tenths of flour leavened,
which you shall bake for the first-fruits of the Lord,
And you shall call this day most solemn, and most
holy. You shall do no servile work therein. It
shall be an everlasting ordinance in all your dwell-
ings and generations, saith the Lord Almighty. Allel.
"/ r . Job xxvi. His spirit hath adorned the heavens.
III. COLL. Deus O God, who, for the heal-
ing our souls, commandest us to mortify our bodies
by fasting : mercif jlly grant that we may faithfully
serve thee both with body and soul. Thro'.
ill. LESSON. DCM*. xxvi. i. 1 1.-~ In those days:
Moses said to the children of Israel : Hear, Israel,
what I command you this day. When thou art come
into the land which the Lord thy God will give thee
to possess, and hast conquered it, and dwellest in it;
thou shalt take the first of all thy fruits, and put
them in a basket, and shalt o to a place which the
Lord thy God shall choose, that his name may be
invocated there ; and thon shalt go to the priest that
shall be in those days, and say to him : I profess
this day before the Lord thy God, who heard us,
and looked down upon our aiiiiction, and labour,
IMBER-SATURDAY. 389
and Distress: and brought us out of Egypt with a
strong hand, and a stretched out arm, with great
teiror, with signs and wonders : and brought us into
this place, and gave us this land, flowing with milk
and honey. And therefore now I offer the first-
fruits of the land which the Lord hath given me.
And thou sbalt leave them in the sight of the Lord
thy God, adoring the Lord thy God. And thou
shalt feast in all the good things which the Lord thy
God hath given thee. Alleluia.
V. Acts ii. When the days of Pentecost were
completed, they were all sitting together.
IV. COLLECT. Prasla, quaxumus. Grant, we
beseech *thee, O Almighty God, .hat, being instruct*
ed by these holy (asts, we may uvoid all vice, and
more easily obtain thy mercy. Thro'.
IV. LESSON. Lev. xxvi. 3. 12. In those days;
The Lord said to Moses : Speak to the children of
Israel, and sjj to them : If you walk in my precepts
and keep my commandments, and do them, I will
five you rain in due season. And the ground shall
ring forth its increase, and the trees shall be filled
with fruit. The threshing of your harvest shall
reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach
unto the sowing time; and you shall eat your bread
to the full, and dwell in your land without fear. I
will give peace in your coasts: you shall sleep, and
there shall be none to make you afraid. I will take
away evil beasts; and the sword shall not pass
thro* your quarters. You shall pursue your enemies,
and they shall (all before you. Five of you shall
pursue a hundred others, and a hundred of you ten
thousand: your enemies shall tall before you by the
5-vord. I vvjll look on you, and make you increase:
you shall be multiplied, and I will establish my co-
venant with you. You shall eat the oldest of the
store, and, new coming on, you shall castaway
the olu. 1 will sst my tabernacle in the midst of
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390 EMBER-SATURDAY.
you, and my soul shall not cast you off. I will
walk among yon, and will) be your God, and you
shall be my people, saith the Lord Almighty. Allel.
V. *Come, OHoly Spirit, fill the hearts of thy
faithful, and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
V. COLLECT Pnesta, z/#s?///ms. Grant, we
beseech thee, O Almighty God, that whilst we fast
from meat, we may likewise f st from all those
vices to which we are prone. Thro'.
V. LESSON. Dan. iii. 49.-. In those days: The
angel of the Lord went down with Asarias and his
companions into the furnace: and he drove the
flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the
midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind
bringing dew, and the fire touched them not at all,
nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then
these three, as with one mouth, praised, and glo-
rified, and blessed God 'in the furnace, saying: Allel.
V. Blessed art thou, O Lord, the God of our
forefathers, and worthy of praise for ever.
VI. COLLECT. Deus, qui tribus..--O God,
who. in the behalf of the three young men, didst
render harmless the flames of fire : mercifully grant,
that we thy servants may not be burnt by the flames
of vice. Thro'.
Hi re is said cither the Collect, EccU tuse, or Deu$
omnium, /;. 50.
EPISTLE. Horn. v. i. 5 Brethren ; Being
justified by faith, let us have peace with God,
through our Lord Jesus Christ. By whom also we
have access through faith, into this grace wherein,
we stand, and glory in the hope of the glory
of the sons of God. And not only so : but we
glory also in tribulations, knowing that tribula-
tion worketh patience ; and patience, trial ; and
trial, hope. And hope con foundeth not j because
the charity of God is poured abroad in our hearts
by the Hply Ghost, who is given to us.
EMBER-SATURDAY. 391
TRACT. P.s\ cxvi. Praise the Lord, as p. 327.
Prose, Veni Sancte Spiritus, as before^ p. 376.
Compel. Luke iv. 38. 44, 4f that tune:
Jesus rising up out of the synagogue, vent into Si-
mon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was
taken with a fever; and they besought him for her.
And standing over her he commanded the fever,
and it left her. And immediately rising, she minis-
tered to them. And when the sun was down, all
they that had any sick with divers diseases, brought
them to him. But he laying his hands on every
one of them, healed them. And devils went out
from many, crying out and saying: Thou art the
Son of God. And he rebuking them suffered them
riot to speak: for they knew that he was Christ,
And when it was day, going out he went into a de
?art place: and the multitude sought him, and
came lo him : and they stayed him that he should
not depart from them. And he said to them: I
must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also,
for therefore am I sent. And he was preaching in
the synagogues of Galilee. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. hxxvii. O Lord God of my saU
vation, I have cried out to thee day and night: let
my prayer, O Lord, come before thee, Alleluia.
SECRET. To the end that our fasts may be
acceptable to thee, O Lord, grant us, we beseech
thee, to offer thee a heart purified by the efficacy of
this sacnimriit. Thro*.
COMM. Jo/in ii'u The spirit breatheth where
lie will, and )ou hear his voice, Alleluia, Alleluia;
but you know not whence he cometh, nor whither
he goeth, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
P.COMM. J'r:il.c(wt. -.-May thy sacred mys-
trries, O Lord, give us divine fervour, that we may
i oth them and their eifcxt -. TUro'.
( 39* )
TRINITY- SUNDAY.
SINCE without a belief of the existence of Threeador-
able Persons in the Godhead, \ve cannot be Christi-
ans, let us this day beseech Almighty God to strengthen
our faith in the mystery of the ever blessed Trinity, and
teach us implicitly to submit to whatever other dogma the
Church proposes to our belief. Let us also pray for those
who, taking weak reason for their gaide in matters of re-
ligion, refuse to believe what God himself has revealed
concerning his own incomprehensible Majesty,
INTROIT.
B Lessee! be tbe holy T>Enedicta sit sancta
Trinity and undivid Trinitas, alqve indi-
ed Unity: We \vill praise visa Unit as ; Confitcbi-
it, because it hath shewn nmr ei, qula fecit nobis.
his mercy to us. Ps. O cum misericordiam sua?n.
Lord, our God, how Ps. Domine, Dominus
wonderful is thy name nosier, quam admirabiie.
over the utmost bounda- cst nomen tuum in unvvtr-
ries of the earth. sa terra.
F. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotens.O almighty and ever-
lasting God, who hast granted tby servants, in the
confession of the true faith, lo acknowledge the
glory of an Eternal Trinity, and in the power of ma-
jesty, to adore an Unity : We beseech thee that, by
the strength of this faith, we may be defended from
all adversity. Thro'.
COLLECT Deus, in te, of the I. Sund. after Pen.
tecost. - OGod, the strength of such as hope in thee ;
mercifully hear us calling on thee : and since mortal
weakness can do nothing without thee, grant us the
assistance of thy grace j that in observing thy com-
mandments, we may please thee both in will and
action. Thro'.
EPISTLE. 'Rom. xi. 33. 36. O the depth of
the riches of the wisdom and of the knowledge of
God' How incomprehensible are his judgments.
TRINITY-SUNDAY. 393
and how unsearchable his ways ? For who hath
known the mind of the Lord ? Or who hath been
his counsellor ? Or who hath first given to him, and
recompence shall be made him? For of him, and
by him, and in him are all things; to him be glory
for ever. Amen.
GRAD. Dun. iii.-.-Blessed art thou, O Lord,
who beholdest the deep, and sittest on the cheru-
bim. V. Blessed art thon, O Lord, in the firma-
ment of the heaven, and worthy of praise forever.
-Alleluia, Alleluia.
V Blessed art thou, O V. Benedictus es t Do.
Lord, the God of our mine, Deus Put rum nos-
Fathers, and worthy of trorum, et laudabilis in
praise for ever. Alleluia, sacula. Alleluia.
<E>00pU Matt, xxviii. 18. 20.^ that time:
Jesus said to his disciples : All power is given to me
in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore and teach
all nations: BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF
THE FATHER, AND OF THE SON, AND OF THE
I}OLY GHOST. Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you: and behold I
am with you all days, even to the consummation
of the world. CKEDO.
OMKKT. Blessed be God the Father, and the
only begotten Son of God, as likewise the Holy
Ghost ; icr he has shewn his mercy to us.
SECRET. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord,
our God, by the invocation of thy holy name, the
victim of this oblation : and by it make us an eter-
nal offering to thee. Thro'.
SECRET of the I. Sunday after Pentecost. Mer-
cifully receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the sacri-
IJce we offer thee, and grant that it may be a conti-
nual help to us. Thro*.
COMM. We bless the God of heaven, and we
will praise him in the si^ht of all the living : because
he hath shewn us his mercy.
394 CORPUS-CHRISTI.
P. COMVT. Profkiat. May the receiving of this
sacrament, O Lord our God, avail us to the salva-
tion of body and soul : together with the confession
of an everlasting Holy Trinity, and of the undivided
unity thereof. Thro'.
P.COMM. Tautis, of the I. Sund. after Pentecost.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that the great sa-
crifice we have partaken of, may avail us to sal-
vation, and make us never cease praising thee. Thro'.
(i!50pl. of the I. Sund. after Pentecost. Luke
vi. 36. 41. At that time : Jesus said to his disciples:
Be ye merciful, as your Father also is merciful,
judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn
not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive,
and you shall be forgiven. Give, and it shall be
given to you ; good measure and pressed down and
shaken together and running over shall be given into
your bosom. For with the same measure you shall
mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.
And lie spoke also to them a similitude: Can the
blind lead the blind ? do they not both fall into the
ditch? The disciple is not above his master : but
every one shall be perfect, if he be as his master*
And why seest thou the mote in thy brother's eye;
but the beam that is in thy own eye thou considerest
not? Or how canst thou say to thy brother: Bro-
ther, let me pull the mote out of thy eye, when
thou thyself seest not the beam in thy own eye?
Hypocrite, erst first the beam out of thine own eye,
and then thou shalt see clearly to take out the mote
from thy brother's eye. Deo gratias.
THIS Festival (instituted about the middle of the thir-
teenth century by a Bull of Urban IV.] was received
and confirmed by the General Council ot Vienne, anno
1311, in opposition to the errors of some, who then, as
CORPUS CHRIST!. 395
\vcll as now, preferred a false philosophy to the belief cf
all Christians in the preceding ages.
The rrocfjions in Catholic countries on this day, and
during its Octave, were instituted as triumphs ot Christ
and his Church over the obstinate enemies of this adorable
mystery; and as public testimonies of the faith, love and
gratitude of the true children of God.
INTROiT. Ps. Ixxx.
HE fed them with the S^lbuiil cos ex adipefru-
finest wheat, Alle- ^ went ^Alleluia: tide
luia r and filled them pcira mellc suturazit eos.
with honey from the rock. Alleluia, Alleluia, A llcl.
Allel. Allel. Allel. Ps. Ps. Exultate Deo adju*
Exult in God our help; tori nostro : jubilate JJco
joyfully sing to the God Jacob.
of Jacob. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dcus qui..-.O God, who, in tins
wonderful sacrament, hast left us a perpetual memo-
rial of thy Passion ; grant us, we beseech thee, so
to reverence the sacred mysteries of thy body and
blood, that in our souls we may always be sensible
of the fruit of the redemption thou hast purchased
for us. Who livest.
EP1ST. i CV, xi. 23. Brethren: I have received
of. the Lord, that which also I delivered to you,
that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was
betrayed, took bread, and giving thanks, broke,
and said; Take ye, and cot: this is wy lady re hie ft
shall be detivtredfor you \ this do for the commemora-
tion of me. In like manner also the chalice, after
he had supped, saying: This Chalice is the Ntze TiS~
tanicnt in my blood: this do yc t as often as you shall
drink it, for the ctonm&noratwn of we. For as often
as you shall eat this bread, and drink this chulio*,
you shall shew the death of the Lord, till lie come.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink
the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty
of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man
prove himself; and so let-him eat of that bren.
396 CORPUS-CHRIST!.
drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketli
unworthily, eateth and drinketli judgment to him-
self, not discerning the body of the Lord.
GR AD. Ps. cxliv The eyes of all hope in thee,
O Lord, and thou givest them food in due season.
V. Thou openest thy hand, and fillest every living
creature with blessings. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. My flesh is truly V. Caro mea vere est
meat, and my blood is cibus, et sqriguis mem
truly drink : he that eat-
eth my flesh, and drink-
eth my blood, remaineth
in me, and I in him.
vere est potus : qui man-
ducat imam carnem, et
bibit iKeum sanguinem in
me manet, et ego in eo,
The PROSE.
LAUDA, Sion Sal-
torem ; Lauda Du-
cem et Pastorem : In
hymn is et canticis.
2. Quantum potes,
tantum aude; quia ma-
jor omni laude: nee lau-
dare sufficis,
3. Laudis thema speci-
alis: panis vivus et vita-
lis: hodie proponitur.
4. Quem in sacrse
mensa coense j turbae fra-
trum duodense: datum
non ambigitur.
5. Sit lacs plena, sit
sonora : sit jucanda, sit
decora: mentis jubiliatio:
6. Dies enim solemnis
agitur : in qua mensse
prima recolitur, hujus
institutio.
7. In hac mensa novi
Regis 4 : novurh Pascha
nov?e legis : phase vetus
terminat.
8. Vetustatem novitas:
umbram fugat veritas:
noctem lux eliminat.
9. Quod in coena Chris*
tus gessit : faciendum,
hoc expressit : in sui me-
moriam.
10. Docti sacris insti-
tntis: panem, vinum in
salmis consecramus hos*
tiam.
11. Dogma datur
Christianis : -quod in car-
nem transit panis : et
vinum in sanguinem.
12. Quod non capis,
quod non vides : ani-
mosa firmat fides: pias-
ter rerum ordinem.
13. Sub diversis spe-
_' ; J/Y// . ' i7ii 'c/i v'/ in /v //'////
T/u JJt \ <nl ( /I lju/t '? f/tu* i * rntit /< //' ^ ' '/ /&/ ' Z5?.<* ' v
CORPUS CHIUSTI. 397
ciebus: signis tantum, et 20. Nulla rei fit sis-
sura: signi tantum fit
tractura, qua nee status,
nee statura signati mU
nuitur.
21. Eccepanisangelo-
rum; factus cibus via-
noti rebus ; latent res
eximise.
14. Caro cibus, san-
guis potus : manet tamen
Chribtus totus, sub utra-
qu specie.
13. A sumente non torum ; vere panis filio-
concisus: non confractus, rum, non mittendus ca-
nibus.
22. In figuris prsesigna-
tur: cum Isaac imino-
latur; Agnus Paschse de-
pntatur ; datur Manna
Patribus.
23. Bone pastor, pa-
non divisus; integer ac-
cipitur.
16. Sumit unus, su-
munt mille: quantum
isti, tantum ille: nee
sumptus consumitur.
17. Summit boui, su-
punt mali ; sorte tamen
inaequali ; vitae vel in-
teritus.
1 8. Mors est malis.vita
bonis: vide paris sump- tium.
tionis : quam sit dispar 24.
exitus I
19. Fracto demum sa-
cramento: ne vacilles,
sed memento ; tantum
nis vere: Jesu nostri mise
rere: tu nos pasce, nos
tuere : tu nos bona fac
videre : in terra viven-
Tu qui cuncta
scs, et vales : qui nos
pascis liic mortales: tuos
ibi com mensales, cohsere-
des et sodales, fac sanc-
essesub fragmento,quan- torum civium. Amen.
tum toto tegitur.
John
Alleluia.
56. 59. At
that time :
Jesus satd to the multitude of the Jews: My flesh is
meat indeed: and my blood is drink indeed. He
that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, abideth
in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath
sent me, and I live by the Father ; so he that eateth
me, the same also shall live by me. This is the.
bread that ramj down from heaven. Not as your
fathers did cat manna and are dead. He that euU
*th .' /.j.ill live for ever. CREDO.
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39$ H. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOSf,
OFFERT. Lev. xii. The priests of the Lor<!
offer to God incense and loaves: and therefore shall
they be holy to their God, and shall not defile his
name. Alleluia.
SECRET. Mercifully grant thy Church, O Lord,
we beseech thee, the gifts of Unity and Peace, which
are mystically represented in these offerings. Thro*.
On this day, and during the Octave, is said the Pre-
face, * Qtiia per Incarnati, p* xxx. and the same
Mass unless on a Double.
COMM. i Cor. xxvi. -As often as you shall eat
this bread, and drink this cup, you shall publish the
death of the Lord, till he come. Whosoever there-
fore, shall eat this bread, or drink the cup of the
Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and
blood of the Lord. Alleluia.
P. COMM. Fac m;s.--Grant us, O Lord, we be-
fceech thee, the everlasting possession of thyself, as
a pledge of which we have received thy body and
blood. Wholivest.
II. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
TNTROIT. Ps. xvil
HPHE Lord hath be- J?Actus est Dominui
* come my protector, protector meux, et
and set me at large : he eduxit me in latituditiem :
has saved me, because he salvum me fecit, quoniam
loved me- Ps. I will volnit inc. Ps. Diligam
love thee, O Lord, my tc Domitie, virtus mza ;
Strength: the Lord is my Dominus finnamentum
support, mv refuge, and meutnetrefugium nn:um t et
my deliverer. V. Glory, libtrutor meus. V.Oforia.
COLLECT. Sc/i^Grant us, O Lord, both a
constant love and lear of thy holy name : since thou
never withdravvest thy protection from those, whom
thou solidly groundest in thy love. Thro*.
Here as zcdil as at the Secret and P. Co mm. is mudr,
a Commem, o/_* Corpus Christi, p. 395.
II. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 399
EPISTLE, i John iii. 13. 18. Dearly beloved:
"Wonder not if the world hate you. We knmv that
we have passed from death to lite, because we love
the brethren. He that luveth not, abideih ia death.
Whosoerer hateth his brother, is a murderer. And
you know that no murderer luuh eternal life abiding
in himself. In this we have known the chanty of
God, because he hath laid down his life torus;
and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
He that hath the substance of this wond, and shall
see his brother in need, and shut up his bowels from
him: how doth the charity of God abide in him ?
My little children, let us not love in word, nor ia
tongue, but in deed, and in truth.
GRAL). Ps. ex. When 1 was in distress, I cried
out to the Lord, and he heard me. V Deliver, O
Lord, my soul from the deceitful tongue. Alleluia.
I''. O Lord my God, in V. Dotniut Dt.us meus,
thee have I put my trust: in te spcruvi: satr.um me
save me from the se that fac ex omnibus pcrscquen*
persecute me, and rescue tibus we, et libent inc.
me. Alleluia. Alleluia.
(BOjSpd, I///CC xiv. 16 24. At that time; Jcsu&
spoke thi* parable to t/ie Pharisees: A certain man
made a .-reat supper, and invited many, and he
sent his sf-rvant at supper time to say to them that
were invited, that they should com<% for now all
tilings are read)-. And they began all at once to
make excuses. The firsi said to him : I have bought
a farm, and must needs go and see it: I pray thee,
bold me excused. And another said ; I have"
bought five yokes of oxen, ami I go ;o try them:
1 pray thee hold me excused. And another sal
have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.
And the servant returning told these things to his
lord. Then the master of the house being angry,
said to his servant: Go out quickly into the streets
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40 III. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor,
and the feeble, and the blind, and the lame. And
the servant said: Lord it is done as thou hast com-
manded, and <yet there is room. And the lord said
to the servant : Go into the high- ways and hedges ;
and compel them to come in, that my house may
be filled. But I say to you, that none of those
men that were invited, shall taste of my supper.
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. vi. Turn again, O Lord, and
rescue my soul: save me for thy mercies sake.
SECRET. May this sacrifice offered to thy name
purify us, O Lord : and make us every day advance
towards a heavenly life. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xi. I will sing to the Lord, who
hath bestowed good things on me: and I will sing a
psalm to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
P. COMM. Sump t is. Having received, O Lord,
this sacred oblation, grant that by frequenting these
mysteries we may hasten our salvation.
111. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTRO IT. Ps. xxiv.
T OOK on me, and have TfESPICE in me, et
*^ mercy on me, OLord, *- -miserere mei Do/nine,
for I am alone and poor; quantum mucus et pauper
behold my abjection and su?n ego : vide humilita-
my labour, O my God, tern meam, et labor em
and forgive me all my sins, meum, tt dimitte CHI-
PS. To thee, O Lord, nia feccata mea, Deus
have I lifted up my soul: meus. Ps. Ad te -Do-
In thee, O my God, 1 mine, kvavi uniwam me*
place my trust; let me ami Dcus metis, in- te
not be put to shame, confido, non tntbescam.
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Protector. 4) God, the protector
I/I. 1 SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, 40 K
of those who hope in thee, without whose aid no-
thing is strong, nothing holy; increase thy mercy
towards us; that under thy direction and conduct,
we may so pass through the blessings of this life, as
not to lose those which are eternal. Thro'.
Ct" For /*eIl.Collect,&c. see tke ORDINARY, p. xx.
EPISTLE, i Peter v. 6. n.-~Dearly Beloved:
Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of
God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation.
Casting all your care upon him, for he hath caie of
you. lie sober and watch ; because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about, seeking
whom he may devour: whom resist ye, strong in
faith ; knowing that the same affliction befalleth
your brethren who are in this world. But the God
of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal
glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little,
will himself perfect you, and confirm and establish
you. To him be glory and dominion for ever and
ever. Amen.
GRAD. Ps. liv. Cast thy solicitude on the
Lord: and he will feed thee. V. When I cried out
to the Lord, he heard my voice against those who
were coming upon me. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. God is a just Judge, V. Deus Justus judex
strong and patient ; doth fort is e t pattens : numquid
his anger break out every iruscitur per singulus dies?
day ? Alleluia. Alleluia.
(00$pel Luke xv. i. io. At that time :
The publicans and sinners drew near unto him to
hear him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmur-
ed, saying : This man receiveth sinners and eateth
with them. And he spoke to them this parable,
saying: What man is there of you that hath a hun-
dred sheep: and he shall lose one of them, doth he
not leave the ninety-nine in the desart, and go after
ihu whkli was lost until he find it ? And when he
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402 IV. SUNDAY AFIER PENTECOST.
hath found it, doth he not lay it upon his shoulders
rejoicing: and coming home calleth forth his friends
and neighbours, saying to them: Rejoice with me,
because I have found my sheep that was lost? I say
to you, that even so there shall be joy in heaven
upon one sinner that doth penance, more than upon
ninety-nine just who need not penance. Or what
woman having ten groats; if she lose one groat,
doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and
seek diligently, till she find it ? And when she hath
found it, call together her friends and neighbours,
saying; Rejoice with me, because I have found the
groat which I had lost ? So I say to you, there shall
be joy before the angels of God upon one sinner
doing penance. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. ix.~- Let all hope in thee, O Lord,
who know thy name; for thou abandonest not those
who seek thee. Sing to the Lord who dwelleth in
Sion ; for that he hath not forgotten the prayer of
the poor.
SECRET, Look down, O Lord, on the offer-
ings of thy suppliant Church; and grant that thy
faithful may always worthily partake' thereof in or-
der to their salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Luke xv. ~ I say to you: There is joy
among the angeis of God over one sinner doing
penance.
P. COMM. Saarfa.r-*May thy sacred mysteries,
O Lord, which we have received, give us life: and
cleansing us from our sins, make us worthy of thy
eternal mercy. Thro'.
IV. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROJT. P.-?. xxvi.
rpHE Lord is my light& ryOMlSUSillumiwitio.
* my salvation, whom *~* mea, et sulus /wf,
shall I fear? The Lord is yuan timebo.V DQinutus,
the protector of my life, defensor vita ?xe<? 9 a gnu
IV. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 403
who shall make me trem- tr-pit/abo V Qiii tr Umlaut
<!<? My enemies who we iuhnici tnci, ipsi inlir-
uiHicted me, are weak- mail sunt et cecii/erunt.
encd and fallen. Pa. If Ps. Si consislant adver-
a camp be pitched against sum me cast: a ; uon time*
im< ; my heart shall not bit cor meum. V.Gloria.
fear. T. Glory.
COLL. /)//. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that the \\oild, with regard to us, may be go.
vcrned in peace by thy providence, and thy Church
j a\ hfi devotions to thee in tranquillity. Thro\
EPiSTLE, llom.vm. 18. 23. ... Brethren : I
reckon that the sufferings of this present time are
not worthy to be compared with the glory to come,
that shall be revealed in us. For the expectation of
the creature waiteth for the revelation of the sons of
God. For the creature was made subject to vanity,
not willingly, but by reason of him that made it
subject, in hope : Because the creature also itself
shall be delivered from the servitude of corruption,
into the liberty of the glory of the children, of God.'
For we know that every creature groaneth, and is in,
labour even till now. And not only it, but our-
selves also, who have the first fruits of the spirit,
even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting
f.ir the adoption of the sons of God, the redemption
of our body in Christ Jesus our Lord,
GRAF). Ps. lxxviii.-.Be merciful, Q Lord, to
our offences, that the Gentiles may never say :
A\ here now is their God ? V. Help us, O Lord, our
Saviour j and for the honour of thy name deliver us,
O Lord. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. O God, who sittest V. Ps. ix. Dcus qui,
on thy throne, and judg- stdts sitpcr thronnm ct
eth justly, be a refuge to judicfis dquitdtcm, csto
the pooi-'m distress. f^fugium paupcrum in
Alleluia. tribtdatione. Alleluia.
. i. \i.At that time : $t
404 IV. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
came to pass, that when the multitude pressed upon
him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake
of Genesareth. And he saw two ships standing by
the lake : but the fishermen were gone out of them,
and were washing their nets. And going up into
one of the ships that was Simon's, he desired him to
thrust out a little from the land. And sitting down
he taught the multitudes out of the ship. Now when
he had ceased to speak, he,said to Simon: Launch
out into the deep, and let down your nets for a
draught. And Simon answering, said to him: Mas.
ter, we have laboured all the night, and have taken
nothing: but at thy word I will let down the net.
And when they had done this, they enclosed a very
great multitude of fishes, and their net broke. And
they beckoned to their partners that were in the
other ship, that they should come and help them.
And they came and filled both the ships, so that
they were almost sinking. Which when Simon
Peter saw, he fell down at Jesus's knees, saying :
Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man.
For he was wholly astonished, and all that were
with him, at the draught of the fishes that were
taken. And so were also James and John the sons
ofZebedee, who were Simon's partners. And Je-
sus saith to Simon: Fear not; from henceforth
thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought
their ships to land, leaving all things they followed
him. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps xii. -Enlighten mine eyes, that I
may never sleep in death j lest the enemy should
ever say: I have prevailed over him.
SECRET. Receive our offerings, we beseech
thee, O Lord, and be appeased thereby : and mer-
cifully compel our wills to yield to thee, even when
they rebel. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xvii The Lord is my support, my
refuge, and deliverer, my God, and my
V. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 40$
P. COMM. .M^erw.-.-May the mysteries we
have received, both purify and defend us, O Lord,
by the efficacy of what they contain. Thro'.
V. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
1NTROIT. Ps. xxxvi.
HEAR, O Lord, my JfXAUDI, Doming*
voice, when I cry -*~* vocem mcam, qua, da-
to thee : be thou my mavi ad te : acljutor mcus
helper; abandon me not, esto : ne, dcretinquas me t
nor slight me, O God, neque despicias me, Dcus,
my Saviour. Ps. The Salutarin'?neus.
Lord is my light .and my Ps. Dowinusilluminatio
salvation: whom shall I mca, ct salus mca \ quein
fear? V. Glory. tiwcfa? V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, qui.O God, who hast pre-
pared invisible good things for those that love thee:
pour forth into our hearts an affectionate love for
thee : that loving thee in all things, and above all
things, we may come to the enjoyment of thy pro-
mises, which are above whatever we can desire.
Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Peter iii. 8. 15. Dearly beloved :
Be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of
another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful,
modest, humble : not rendering evil for evil, or rail-
ing for railing, but contrariwise blessing ; for unto
this you are called, that you may inherit a blessing.
" For he that will love life, and see pood days, let
him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that
they speak no guile. Let him decline from evil and
do good : let him seek after peace, and follow it :
because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and
his ears unto their prayers : but the countenance of
the Lord is against them that do evil things." And
who is he that can hurt you, if you be jealous of
good ? But if also you suffer any thing for justice
406 V. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECQST*
sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their
terror, and be not troubled. But sanctify the Lord
Christ in your hearts.
GRAB, Fs. Ixxxv. Look down, O God, our
protector: look down up~>n thy servants. V. O
Lord God of hosts, hear the prayers of thy servants.
AHeluia, Alleluia.
r. O Lord, in thy V. PS. 20. Domine invir-
might shall the king re- tute tua l(C.!>ib>tur JRex:
joice; and in thy salva- ft sup^r ait/ufurt' tuum
tion shall he exult ex- exnltabit rchcwtntur. Al*
ceedinplv. Alleluia. hi id a.
CpQjSpfcl* Matt. v. 20. 24. . At that time;
Jesus said :o his disciples : Unless your justice exceed
that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter
into the kingdom of heaven. You have heard that
it was said to them of old ; Thou shalt not kill.
And whosoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the
judgment. But 1 say to you, that whosoever is
angry with his brother, shall be in dungtr if the
judgment. And whosoever shall say to his brother,
Kaca, shall be in danger of the council. And who-
soever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of
hell fire. Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the
altar, and there shalt remember that thy brother
hath any thing against thee; leave there thy gift be-
fore the altar, and go first to be reconciled to thy
brother: and then come and offer thy gift. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps* xv.~-l will bless the Lord who
luth given as understanding.
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, by our humble
prayers, and mercifully receive these offerings of thy
servants: that what each hath offered to the honour -
of thy name, may avail to the salvation of all.
COMM. Ps\ vi.~- One thing have I asked of the
Lord, and will continue to ask: that I may dwell
in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
VI. SUNDAY AFTfen PENTECOST. 407
P.COMM. Quos calcsti.-.- Grant, O Lord, we be-
seech thee ; that we, whom thoa hast fed with this
heavenly sacrifice, may be cleansed from our hid-
den. sins, and delivered from the snares of our ene-
mies. Thro'.
VI. SUNDAY aflcr PHNTECOST.
JNTROIT. Ps. xxvii.
THE Lord is the T\0minus fortitudo pit-
strength of his peo- -*~^ Us sua ; et Prolec*
pie; the Protector of the tcr Sa-'ytftrinm Christi
Salvation of his anointed, sui t.r. Salvum fac po~
Save, O Lord, thy peo- pulum tuum Dorrunc, tt
pie, and bless thy inheri- bencdic /t&reditali tux, tt
tance, and govern them rei'e evs usque in s&cutum*
forever. Ps. To thee, Ps. Ad it Domine, cla-
O Lord, will I cry out, mabo, Dcus mcu* ne '
O my God, be not silent; teas a me: ne gaando ta
refuse not to answer me, etas a me, ct assimilvbcr
Jest I become like those ' Aus in lacum
who descend into the pit. V. 'Gloria.
V. Glory.
COLLEC I'. Dcus virlutum. O God of all
power, to whom entirely belongeth whatever is
best: implant in our hearts the love of thy name,
and grant us an increase of religion, that thou may-
est improve in us what is pood, and preserve what
thou thus improvest by the practice o\ piety. Thro'.
EP1ST. R<wu vi. $..Br&thrtJi : All we who are
baptized in Christ Jesus, are baptized in his death.
For w ?re buried together with him by b pt 'srri
unto death : that as Christ is risen from the dead by
:,>ry of the Father, so we also may walk ia
newness of life. For if we have been planted to-
pei her in the likeness of his death, we shall also be
in the iii;cn<,ss of his resurrection. Knowing this, that
d man is crucified with him, that the body
of sin may be destroyed, and that we may save
4oS VI, SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
sin no longer. For he that is dead is justified
from sin. Now if we be dead with Christ, we be-
lieve that we shall live also together with Christ,
Knowing that Christ, rising again from the dead,
dieth now no more, death shall no more have do-
niinionover him. For in that he died to sin, he
died once : but in thai he liveth, he liveth unto
God. So do you also reckon yourselves to be dead
indeed to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxxix. Turn to us a little, O
Lord, and be appeased with thy servants. V. Lord,
thou hast been our refuge from generation to gene-
ration. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Ps. Inthee, O Lord, V. Ps. 30.... In te, Do-
have I placed my trust, mine, speravi, nun confun.
let me never be put to dar in a -tcrnum : in just i-
shame : save me by thy tia tna liber a me et tripe
justice, and rescue me: me: inctina ad me aureui
bend thine ear to me: tuam i accel-cru ut eripias
make haste to save me. me. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
d500pCU Mark viii. i. 91 At that time:
When there was a great multitude with Jesus, and
had nothing to eat : calling his disciples together, he
saith to them: 1 have compassion on the multitude,
for behold they have now been with me three days,
and have nothing to eat : and if I send them away
fasting to their own houses, they will faint in the
way ; for some of them came afar off. And his dis-
ciples answered him; From whence can any one
satisfy them here with bread in the wilderness? And
he asked them: How many loaves have ye? And
they said : Seven* And he commanded the people
to sit down on the ground : and taking the seven
loaves, giving thanks he broke, and gave to his dis-
ciples to set before them, and they set them before
the people. And they had a few little fishes; and
VII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 4^9
he blessed them, and commanded them to be set
before them. And they did eat and were filled,
and they took up that which was left of the frag-
ments, seven biskets. And they that had eaten
were about tour thousand : and he sent them away.
CHEDO-
OFFERT. Ps. xvi. Make my steps perfect m
thy paths, that my feet slip not: bend thine ear and
l.enr my words: display the \\o-idersof thy mercy,
-a'vest those that hope in thee, O Lord.
SECRET. B? appeased, O Lord, by our hum-
ble prayers, and mercifully receive the offerings of
thy people : and that the vows and prayers of none
may be i;i vain, grant we may effectually obtain
what we ask. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xxiv.-"I. will go up, and sacrifice
in his tabernacle, a victim of praise ; I will sing and
repeat a psalm to the Lord.
P. COMM. LV/;/ea.. -Weare filled, O Lord, with
thy gifts: grant, therefore, we beseech thee, that we
may be cleansed by their efficacy, and strengthened
by tueir aid. Thro'.
VII. SUNDAY fl/fcr PENTECOST.
1NTROIT. Ps. xlvi.
CLAP your hands, all S)MNES Gcntcs plan.
ye Gentiles j sing to di*c manibus : jubi*
God with a joyful voice, late Deo in voce exulta-
Pi. For the Lord is the tionis. Ps. Qiconiajn Do^
high and awful One: minus excdsus, tcrribilisi
he is tlie great King over Rex magnus super omnem
all the earth. V. Glory, terrain. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus cujus. O God, whose provi-
dence is never deceived in what it appointeth : we
humbly beseech thee to remove whatever may be
prejudicial to us: and grant us whatever may be to
the advantage of our souls. Thro'*
M m
410 VII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
EPIST. Rom. vi. 1 9, Brethren : I speak a hu-
man thing because of the infirmity of your flesh:
for as you have yielded your members to serve un-
cleanness and iniquity unto iniquity; so now yield
your members to serve justice, unto sanctification.
For when you were the servants of sin, you were free
from justice. What fruit therefore had you then in
those things of which you are now ashamed ? For
the end of them is death. But now being made free
from sin, and become servants to God, you have
your fruit unto sanctification, and the end everlast-
ing life. For the wages of sin is death. But the
grace of God, everlasting life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiii. Come, children, hearken to
me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. V. Draw
near to him, and he enlightened; and your faces
shall not be covered with shame. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Clap your hands V. Omnes Gentes plau-
all ye Gentiles: sing to dite manibmi jubilate Deo
God with a joyful voice, in roce exultation-is. Allc-
Alleluia. lnia %
d500ptL Matt. vii. 15. 21 At that time:
Jesus said to /its disciples : Beware of false prophets,
who come to you in the cloathing of sheep, but in-
wardly they are ravening wolves. By their fruits
you shall know them. Do men gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree
bringeth foi\h good fruit, and the evil tree bringeth
forth evil fruit; A good tree cannot bring forth evil
fruit, neither can an evil tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit, shall
be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire. Where-
fore by their fruits you shall know them. Not every
one that saith, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of
my Father who is in heaven, he shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven. CREDO.
VIII. SUNDAY AFTER i ENTECOST* 411
OFFERTORY. Dan. iii. - \s a whole burnt-
offering of rams and bulls and the isands of fat sheep,
so let our sacrifice be this day I thy sight, that it
may please thee : for there is no s .ame to those who
put their trust in thee, O Lord*
SECRET. O God, who in one perfect sacrifice
hast united all the various sacrifices of the law; ac-
cept from thy devout servants this sacrifice, and
sanctify it by the like blessing, as thou didst the
offering of Abel; that what each hath offered to
thy divine Majesty, may avail to the salvation of all.
Thro'.
COMMUNION. P* XXX. Lend thine ear,
make haste to rescue me.
P. COMM. Tua w. Grant, O Lord, that the
healing efficacy of these thy mysteries may, thro*
thy mercy, free us from all our sins, and bring us to
the practice of what is right. Thro'.
VIII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
1NTROIT.* Ps. xlvii.
WE have received VUsccjji?nu!> Deus mi*
thy mercy, O ^ sericordium tuwn iti
God, in the midst of thy medio tcmpli tui : secun*
temple: thy praise, like dum noinen tuum t ita ct
thy name, is spread over laus tua in fines terra;
the earth : thy right Justitia plena est dextcra
hand is full of justice, tua.
Ps. The Lord is great, Ps. Magnus Dominus
and worthy ef praise in et laudabitis nimis : ' in
the city of our God, on civitatc Dei nustri, in
his holy mount. montc sancto ejus*
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT^ Largirc nobis. Grant us, O Lord,
we beseech thee, the spirit of thinking and doing
what is right, that we, who cannot even subsist
without thee, may live according to thee. Thro',
* Introitfor Candlemas -Day also.
M m 2
4* 2 VIJI. SUNDAY AFTER P^TCOST
EPIST. jR.w/. viii% 12. Brethren : We arc deb-
tors, not to tlie flesh, to live according to the flesh.
For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die;
but^ if by ihe* spirit you mortify the deeds of the
flesh, you bh.il 1 live. For whosoever are led by
the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For
you have not received the spirit of bondage again
in fear : but you have received the spirit of adop.
tion of sons, whereby we cry : Abba, (Father.)
For the Spirit himself giveth testimony to our spi-
rit, that we are the sons of God. And if sons,
heirs also : heirs indeed of God, and joint- heirs with
Christ.
GRAD. P.?. xxx. -Be to me a protecting God,
and a place of n-fujze to save me. V. O God, on
thee have I relied ; let me never, O Lord, be put to
shame. Alleluia, A!!e uia.
V. Great is the Lord, V ^Magnus Dominun,
and greatly worthy of e t laudubttis raide^ in cm-
praise, in the city of our tatt Dei nostn, in niunle
God, on his holy mount- wucto ejus.
Alleluia. Alleluia.
(300p0L Luke xv!. i. 9. At that time : Jesus
spoke to his disciples this parable ; There was a cer-
tain rich man who had a steward : and the same
was accused unto him, that he had wasted his
goods. A lid he called him, and said to him ; How
is it that 1 hear this of ihee ? give an account of thy
stewardship- for now thou canst be steward no lon-
gt r. Arid .d s,'.id within himself: What
shall I uo, for my ion; tukeih away from me the
tte\\aidship ? To dig I am not able ; to beg I am
oshniTied. I know what I will do, that when I
shall be put out of ?he stewardship, they may receive
me I'IKO their houses. Therefore calling together
every cue of i.is lord's debto.s, he said to the tint ;
How much dost thou owe my lord ? But he said ;
A hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him ;
IX. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 413
Take thy bill and sit down quickly, and write fifty?
Then he said to another : And how much dost thou
owe ? U'ho said :A hundred quarters of wheat* lie
said to him take thy bill, and write eighty. And
thr lord commended the unjust steward, forasmuch
as he had done wisely : for the children of this
world are wiser in their generation, than the child-
ren ot light- And I say to you : Make to yourselves
friends of the mammon of iniquity, that when
you shall rail, they may receive you into everlasting
dwellings. CUE DO.
OITERT. Ps. xvii. Thou wilt save the people
that U humble, O Lord: and thou wilt humble
the eyes of the proud ones: for who is God besides
thee," O Lord.
SECRET. Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord,
the offerings we brm, which are the gifts of thine
own bounty : that these most holy mysteries may,
by the power of thy grace, make our conduct in
this life holy, and bring us to those jo;s that will
never end. Thro'.
COMM. Ps xxxiii. Taste, and see, how sweet
is the Lord: blessed is the man who putteth his
trust in him.
P. COMM. Sit jiobis. May this heavenly mys-
tery, O Lord, renew us both in soul and body : that
we may find in ourselves the effects of what we ce-
leurate. Thro*.
IX. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
LNTROIT. Ps. li.
BEhold God is my T^CCE , : 'urat
help: and the Lord *-* nit; c t 1 A> / ..'/<:' sus-
is the support of my ccptor tst i;
soul : turn the evil on my a'ccrfc tutda iui^ic-x .v/a/,
enemies, and according ct tti i-tritufe >. ^.
to thy promise destroy dlos prvtu'tyr wcus,
them, O Lord, mv pro- mine.
M in
4T4 IX, SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
lector. Ps. Save me, O Ps. Deus, in nomine
God, by thy name : and tuo salvum me fac ; et in
by thy might deliver me. virtute tua libera inc.
K Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Pateant t May the ears of thy
mercy, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy sup-
pliants: and, that they may succeed in their desires,
make them ask those things that are agreeable to
thee. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. x. 6. 1 3, Brethren: Let us
not covet evil things, as they also coveted. Neither
become ye idolaters, as some of them : as it is
written : " The people sat down to eat and drink,
and rose up to play." Neither let us commit fornU
cation, as some of them committed fornication, and
there fell in one day three-and-twenty thousand.
Neither let us tempt Christ: as some of them
tempted, and perished by the serpents. Neither do
you murmur: assomeof them murmured, and were
destroyed by the destroyer. Now all these things
happened to them in figure : and they are written
for our correction, upon whom the ends of the
world are come. Wherefore let him that thinketh
himself to stand, take heed lest he fall. Let no
temptation take hold on you but such as is human.
And God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be
tempted above that which you are able : but will
make also with temptation issue, that you may be
able to bear it.
GRAD. Ps. li. O Lord, our Lord, how won-
derful is thy name over the whole earth ! V. For
thy majesty is above the heavens. Alleluia, Alleluia,
Ps. Rescue me, O my Ps. Eripe me de ini-
God, from my enemies : micis' meis, Deus meus :
and from those that rise et ab insurgent ibus in me,
up against me, deliver libera me. Alleluia.
me. Alleluia.
X. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 415
(E>0fpl. Luke xix. 41. 47. At that time :
When he drew near Jerusalem, seeing the city, he
wept over it, saying : if thou also hadtt known, and
that in this thy day, the things that are for thy
peace: but now they are hidden from thy eyes. F
the days shall come upon thee : and thy enemies
shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee
round, and straiten thee on every side, and beat
thee flat to the ground, and thy children who are irt f
thee : and they shall not leave in thee a stone upon
a stone : because thou hast not known the time of
thy visitation. And entering into the temple, he
began to cast out them that sold therein, and them
that bought. Saying to them; It is written: " My
house is the house of prayer : but you have made
it a den of thieves." And he was teaching daily in
the temple. CREDO.
OFFERT. P.s. xviii. The ordinances of the Lord
are right, and gladden the heart; and his precepts
are sweeter than honey and the honey-comb; and
therefore doth thy servant observe them.
SECRET. Grant us, O Lord, we beseech thee,
frequently and worthily to celebrate these mysteries :
for as many times as this commemorative sacrifice is
celebrated, so often is the work of our redemption
performed. Thro'.
COMM. Joint vi. He that eateth my flesh,
and drinketh my blood, abideth in me, and I in
him, saith the Lord.
P. COMM. Tui nohis. May the participation of
this thy sacrament, () Lord, we beseech thee, both
purify us, and unite us. Thro'.
X. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
1NTROIT. h. xlviii. P<. liv.
WHEN I cried out, /~>t/M clamarem ad
the Lord heard ^ Uwunum, eraudivit
4? 6 X, tiUSDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
my complaint against voccm meant, ab his qu\
those that were coming appropiriquunt mihi : ct
against me: and he that humiliavit cos, qui cut
\vas before alh age?, and ante seccula, ct maud in
\vili be forever, humbled (Cttrnnnr.jacta cogitatum
them : cast thy care on tuum in JJumino, ct ipse
the Lord, and he will feed te enutrict.
thee. Ps. Hear, O God, t*s. Exaudi, Devr, ora-
1)1}' pvajer, and despi>e tloncm mcam, et ne <ks-
not my petition: look pc vcris deprecatiortem me-
down upon me, and hear am : intcnrle wi/ri, et ex-
me. V. Glory. tiudt me. V.Gloria.
COLLECT'. DM*, qui.O God, who chiefly
manifestest thy Aliir/igluy power in pardoning and
shewing mercy, increase thy goodness towards us :
that having recourse to thy promises, we may be
partakers of thy heavenly blessing. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. xii 2. ii. brethren: You
know that, when you Were heathens, you went to
dumb idols, according as you were led. Wherefore
I give you to understand, that no man, speaking by
the spirit of God, saith anathema to Jesus. And no
man can say the Lord JCSUP, but by the Holy Ghost.
Now there are diversities of graces, but the same
spirit. And there are diversities of ministeries, but
ihe same Lord. And there are diversities of opera-
tions, but the same God who worketh all in all.
I5ut the man if* station of the Spirit is given to every
man unto profit. To one indeed, by the Spirit; is
given the word of wisdom: and to another, the
word of knowledge, according to the same spirit :
to another, faith In the same spirit; to another, the
irr^.ce of healing in one spirit : to another, the work-
ing of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another,
tU^ discerning of spirits: to another, divers kinds of
tongues: to another, interpretation of speeches. But
in nil these thin.ir- one and the same spirit worketh,
.n^ t r/w one according as he will.
X. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 4 1 7
GR AD. Ps. xvi. Guard me, O Lord, as the
apple of thine eye: and protect me under the sha-
dow of thy wings. l r . Let my cause be tried in thy
presence : let my eyes see justice done. All el.
V. A hymn is due to V. Te decet hymnus,
thee, O God, in Sion : I>eu*, in Sion: tt tibi
ana in Jerusalem shall a rcddetur votum in Jtrusa-
vow he paid to thee. Itm. Alleluia.
Alleluia.
(EoSpeL Luke xviii. 9. 14- At that time i
Jesus spake this parable to some who trusted in
themselves as just, and despised others Two men
went up into the temple to pray; the one was a
Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee
standing, prayed thus with himself: O God, I give
thee thanks that I am not as the rest of men, extor-
tioners, unjust, adulterers, as also is this publican. I
fast twice in the week: I give tithes of all that I
possess. And the publican standing afar off would
jiot so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven : but
struck his breast, saying: O God, be merciful to me
a sinner. I say to you, this man went down to his
house justified rather than the other, because
every one that exalteth himself, shall be humbled;
and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.
CREDO.
Oh'RttlT, Ps. xxiv. -To thee, O Lord, have I
raised up my soul: my God, I put my trust in
thee, let me not be put to shame ; neither let my
enemies scoff at me : for none that rely on thee,
shall ever be confounded.
SKCRET. May the sacrifice, we offer, OLord,
be presented before thee; which thou hast ap-
pointed to be offered in honour of thy name ; ^and at
th<- same time become a remedy to us. Thro
COMM. 7Y 1. Thou wilt accept a sacrifice of
righteousness, oblations, and whole burnt-orferin^s
on thy altar, O Lord.
4*8 XI. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST,
P. COMM. Qu<esumus. We beseech thee, O
Lord our God, that in thy mercy thou wouldst never
deprive those of thy help, whom thou continually
strengthenest by these divine mysteries. Thro'.
XL SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROIT. P*. Ixvii.
GOD in his sanctuary: T\EUS in loco sancto
God, who maketh "*~* suo: Deus qui in-
brethren abide together habitare facit uncmimes
in concord ; he will give in domo : ipse dabit vir-
might and strength to tutem et fortitudinem
his people. Ps. Let God plebi sua.
arise, and his enemies Ps. Exurgat Deus, et
shall be dispersed: and let dmipentur inimici ejus ;
those that hate him, flee et fugiant qui oderunt
before his face. V. Glory, eum a facie ejus.
V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotens. O Almighty and eter-
nal God, who, in the abundance of thy goodness,
exceedest both the merits and requests of thy sup-
pliants ; pour forth thy mercy upon us: and both
pardon what our consciences dreadeth, and grant
such blessings as we dare not presume to ask. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. xv. i. 10. Brethren : I
make known unto you the gospel which I preached
to you, which also you have received, and wherein
you stand, b) which also you are saved : if you hold
fast after what manner I preached to you, unless
you have believed in vain* For I delivered to you
first of all, which I also received: how that Christ
died for our sins according to the scriptures : and
that he was buried, and that he rose again the third
day according to the scriptures: and that he ^was
seen by Cephas 5 and after that by the eleven. Then
was he seen by more than five hundred brethren at
once : of whom many remain until this present, and
XT. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST, 419
some are fallen asleep. After that he was seen by
James, then by all the apostles: and last of all, he
was seen also by me, as by one born out of due
time. 'For 1 am the least of the apostles, who am
not worthy to be called an apostle, because I per-
secuted the Church of God. But by the grace of
God I am what I am j and his grace in me hath not
been void.
GRAD. P$ xxvii. My heart trusted in God, and
I was relieved: and my body hath recovered its
strength: and I will praise him with my whole
heart. V. To thee, O Lord, have I cried out: be
not silent, O my God, nor depart from me. Allel.
V. Ps. Exult in God V. Ps. xix. Exultatt
our hope; joyfully sing Deo adjutori nostro, jubi-
to the God of Jacob: late Deo Jacob; sumite
sing a hymn of joy upon psalmum jucundum cam
the harp. Alleluia. cithara. Alleluia.
C?0^pCU Mark vii. 3^. 37. At that time:
Jesus going out of the coast of Tyre, he came by
Sidon to the sea of Galilee through the midst of the
coasts of Decapolis. And they bring to him one
that was deaf and dumb : and they besought him to
lay his hand upon him. And taking him aside from:
the multitude, he put his fingers into his ears, and
spitting, he touched his tongue ; and looking up to
heaven, he groaned, and said to him ; Ephphetha,
that is, Be opened. And immediately his ears were
opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed,
and he spoke right. And he charged them that
they should tell no man. But the more he charged
them so much the more a great deal did they pub-
lish it. And so much the more did they wonder,
saying; He hath done all things well; he hath
made both the deaf to hear and the dumb to speak.
CREDO.
OFFERT. P/. xxix, I will extol thee, O Lord.
420 XII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
because thou hast upholden me, and hast not grati-
fied the desire of my enemies against me; Lord, I
cried out to thee, and thou didst hear me.
SECRET.* Look down, O Lord, we beseech
thee, on our homage; that the offerings we make
may be acceptable to thee, and a help to our weak-
ness. Thro'.
COMM. Prov. iii, Honour the Lord, out f
thy substance, and with the first fruits of thy crops ;
and thy barns shall be filled abundantly, and thy
wine- presses shall overflow.
P. COMM. Senliamus. May we receive, by the
participation of these thy mysteries, we beseech thee,
O Lord, help in body and mind : that in the
salvation of both we may enjoy the Call eifect of
this heavenly remedy. Thro*.
XII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
1NTROIT. Ps. Ixix.
COME to my assist- T^EUS in adjutorium
ance, O God : O ^-^ meum intcnde : DJ-
Lord, make haste to mine, ad adju'Candurn ?/>e
help me: let my ene- festina : confnudantur et
mies who seek my soul, revereantur iuimici mei,
be put to shame and qui qugrunt animam
confusion* P.s'. Let them meum.
be put to flight and Ps. Avertantur, rctror-
shame, who conceive evil sum et crubcscant^ qui
against me. cvgitant mihimald*
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Ownipotem. O A.I mighty and mer-
ciful God, from whose gift it procee-leth that thy
people worthily serve thee ; grant, we beseech
thee, that we may run on, without stumbling, to
the obtaining the effects of thy promises. Tb.ro'.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. iii, 4, <). Brethren ; We have
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confidence through Christ towards God. Not that
we are sufficient to think any thing of ourselves as of
ourselves ; but our sufficiency is from God. ^ Who
also hath made us fit ministers of the New Testa-
ment, not in the letter but in the spirit. For the
letter killeth : but the spirit giveth life. Now if the
ministration of death, engraven with letters upon
stones, was so glorious, that the children of Israel
could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for
the glory of his countenance, which is done away ;
how shall not the ministration of the Spirit be ra-
ther in glory? For if the ministration of condemna-
tion be glory, much moreaboundeth the ministration
of justice in glory.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiil I will bless the Lord at all
times: his praise shall ever be in my mouth. V.
My soul shall glory in the Lord : let the meek hear
and rejoice. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. O Lord, the God V. Donrine, Deus sa~
of my salvation, I have lutis mea ; in die cla
cried out to thee day ntavi, et nocte cor am te.
and night. Alleluia. Alleluia.
0>0#pCl. Luke x. 23. 37. At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples: Blessed are the eyes that
see the things which you see. For \ say to you,
thnt many prophets and kings have desired to seethe
things that you see, and have not seen them ; and
to hear the things that you hear, and .have not heard
them. And behold a certain lawyer stood up,
tempting him ; and saying: Master, what must I do
to possess eternal life? But he said to him : What is
written in the raw ? how readest thou ? He answer-
ing, said : " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and
with all thy strength, and with all thy mind ; and
thy neighbour as thyself." And he said to him :
Thou hast answered right; this do and thou shalt live.
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422 XII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
But he willing to justify himself, said to Jesus : and
who is my neighbour ? But Jesus answering, said :
A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jerico,
and fell among robbers, who also stripped him, and
having wounded him went away leaving him half
dead. And it chanced that a certain priest went
down the same way ; and seeing him, he passed by.
Jn like manner also a levite, when he was near the
place, and saw him, passed by. But a certain Sa-
maritan being on his journey, came near him; and
seeing him, was moved with compassion. And
going up to him, bound up his wounds, pouring in
oil and wine: and setting him upon his own beast
brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And
the next day he took out two pence, and gave to the
host, and said ; Take care of him ; and whatsoever
thou shalt spend over and above, [ at my return
will repay thee. Which of these three in thy opinion
was neighbour to him that fell among robbers ? But
he said: He that shewed mercy to him. And Jesus
said to him: Go, and do thou in likemanner.CREDo.
OFFERT. Exod. xxxii. Moses prayed in the
presence of the Lord his God, and said : Why, O
Lord, art thou angry at thy people? Spare the wrath
of thy soul : remember Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
to whom thou didst swear to give a land flowing
with rnilk and honey : and the Lord was appeased,
and did not do the mischief he had threatened his
people.
SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, ont
the offerings we lay on thy holy altar : that they
may fye to the honour of thy name, by obtaining
pardoii for us. Thro/
COMM. P.s ci The earth, O Lord, shall be
filled with the fruits of thy works; that thou mayest
bring forth bread from the earth, and wine may re-
joice the heart of man : that his face may shine with
oil, and bread may strengthen his heart-
XIII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 423
P. COMM. Vivificet. May the sacred parti ci pa*
tion of these thy mysteries, O Lord, we beseech
thee, give us life: and be to us both an expiation
and protection. Thro'.
XIII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROiT. Ps. Ixxiii.
HAVE regard to thy Z)Espice, Domine, in
covenant, O Lord, ** test amentum tuum,
and abandon not the et animas pauper urn tuo-
souls of thy poor; arise, rum ne dereltnquas in
O Lord, judge thine fmem: exurge, Domine,
own cause, and forget etjudica cauxam tuam, et
not the cries of those ne vbli-oiscaris voces qua-
who seek thee. Ps.Why, rentium te.
God, hast thou cast Ps. Ut quid, Dcus t re*
ps off to the end ? why pulisti in jinem : iratus
is thy wrath kindled a- est furor tuns super ove$
gainst the sheep of thy pascua iu<z.
pasture. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotent. O Almighty and eter-
nal God, grant us an increase of faith, hope, and
charity; and, that we may obtain what thou pro-
misest, make us love what thou commandest.Thro*.
EPISTLE. Gal. iii. 16. 22. Brethren: To
Abraham were the promises made and to his seed.
He saith not, and to his seeds, as of many: but as
of one, and to thy seed, which is Christ. Now this
1 say, that the testament which was confirmed by
God, the law which was made after four hundred
and thirty years, doth not disannul, or make the
promise of no effect. For if the inheritance be of
the law, it is no more of promise. But God gave
it to Abraham by promise. Why then was the law ?
It was set because of transgressions, until the seed
should come, to whom he made the promise, being
ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator. Now
Nai
424 XIII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
a mediator is not of one ; but God is one. Was the
law then against the promise of God ? God forbid.
For if there had been a law given which could give
life, verily justice should have been by the law.
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that
the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ might be
given to them that believe.
GRADUAL. Ps. Ixxii. Look down, O Lord,
on thy covenant, and forget not for ever the souls of
thy poor ones. V. Arise, O Lord, judge thy own
cause : remember how thy servants are upbraided,
Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Thou, O Lord, art V. Domine, refugium
our refuge from genera- factus es nobis a genera-
tion to generation. Allel. 'tione et progenii. Allcl.
(000p0U Lukexvii. n. 19. At that time:
As Jesus was going to Jerusalem, he passed through
the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he en-
tered into a certain town, there met him ten men
that were lepers, who stood a-far orlj and lifted up
their voice, saying ; Jesus, master, have mercy on
us. Whom when he saw he said : Go, shew your-
selves to the priests. And it came to pass, that as
they went, they were made clean. And one of them
when he saw that he was, made clean, went back,
and with a loud voice glorified God. And fell on
his face before his feet, giving thanks : and this
was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering, said :
Were not ten made clean, and where are the nine ?
There is no one found to return and give glory to
God, but this stranger. And he said to him: Arise,
go thy way j for thy faith hath male thee whole.
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxv. Tn thee have I put my
trust, O Lord: thou art my God, and my lite is in
thy hands.
SECRET. Be thou propitious, O Lord, to thy
people: and mercifully receive their offerings: that
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being appeased thereby, thou mayest grant us par-
don, and hear our requests. Thro'.
COMM. THW. xvi Thou hast given us bread
from heaven, O Lord, containing whatever is deli-
cious and sweet.
P. COMM. Xiuiipfis. May th.^se heavenly mys-
teries, O Lord, which we have received, advance
our eternal redemption. Thro'.
XIV. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTR01T. 7^. Ixxxiii.
BEhold us, O God, TpRntector nosfer aspice,
our protector, and Dcus, et rcsjjice in
look on the face of thy Jaciem Christi ti/i: guia
Christ : for better is one mtlior e*t dies una in atriis
day in thy courts than tuts super imlia.
ages elsewhere. Ps.How Ps. Qtcam dilecta tabcr-
lovely are thy tabernacles, nacida tuu, Domine vir-
O Lord oi hosts! My tutum ! Concupiscit) et
soul longeth and tainteth deficit atiima mca in atria
arter the courts of the IJowini.
Lord. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Custodi. Preserve, O Lord, we
beseech thee, thy Church by thy constant mercy ;
and since our weak, mortality is continually tailing
without thy assistance, may thy grace withdraw it
from what is hurtful, and direct it in the ways of
salvation. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Gal.v 16. 24..-.Brethreni Walk
in the spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lusts of the
flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit > and
the spirit against the flesh: for these are contrary
one to another : so that you do not the things that
you would. But if you are led by the spirit, you
are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh
are manifest, which are, fornication, uncleanness,
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4^6 XIV. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
immodesty, luxury, idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities,
contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensi-
ons, sects, envy, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like.. Of the which I foretell you, as
1 have foretold to yon, that they who do such things
shall not obtain the kingdom of God. But the fruit
of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, be.
nignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, feith p
modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there
is no law. And they that are Christ's, have cruci-
fied their flesh with the vices and concupiscences.
GRAD. Ps. cxvii. It is better to trust in the
Lord, than to trust in man. V. It is better to hope
in the Lord, than to hope in princes- Alleluia.
V. Come let us rejoice V. Vtnite, exultemus
iti the Lord; let us joy- Domino; jubilemn* Deo
fully sing to God our Sa- Salutarl nostro. Alleluia.
viour. Alleluia.
Matt. vi. 24. 33. At that timei
Jesus said to his disciples: No man can serve two
masters. For either he will hate the one, and love
the other: or he will hold to the one, and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your
life, what you shall eat, nor for your bodv, what
you shall put on. Is not the life more than the
meat, and the body more than the raiment ? Behold
the birds of the air, for they neither sow, nor do
they reap, nr gather into barns: yet your heavenly
Father feedeth them. Are not you of much more
value than they? Aad which of you, by taking
thought, can add to his stature one cubit ? And for
raiment why are you solicitous ? Consider the lilies
of the field how they grow : they labour net, nei
ther do they spin. And yet I say to you, that not
even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one
of these. Now if God so clothe the grass of the
field, which is to-day, and to-morrow is cast
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into the oven, how much more you, O ye of
little faith. Be not solicitous therefore, saying,
what shall we eat, or what shall we drink, or
wherewith shall we be cloathed? For after all these
things do the heathens seek. For your Father
knoweth that you have need of all these things.
Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his
justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxiii. The angel of the Lord
will guard, on every side, those who fear him,
and he will rescue them: taste and see how sweet
the Lord is.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that this victim of salvation may both cleanse us
from our sins, and render thy Majesty propitious to
us. Thro'.
COMM. Matt, vi. Seek first the kingdom of
God, and al! these things shall be given to you over
and above, saith the Lord.
P. COMM. Purificent. May these thy mys-
teries, O God, continually purify us and strengthen
us; and procure us eternal salvation. Thro'.
XV. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROIT. Ps. Ixxxv.
ATTEND to me, O JNCLIX^.Dowine^v.
Lord, and hear me: -* rein tuwn <ul me, </
save thy servant, O my cxaudi nic : SU/THM fac
God, who hopeth in serritm tuun^ Dr.u* mcvit,
thee: have mercy on me, spcrantew in ie, : ////-
Lord, for to thee have wihi, J)<wiinr, quoniaw
1 cried out the whole ad ft claiuuvi iot<t (in .
day. Ps. Gladden the Ps. Lattjica anhnaw
soul of thv servant : for ser-ci lui : qu'w ad tf t
to thee, O Lord, have Donrinc, Icvuri at..
1 lifted up my soul. T. mtum* V, G'uriu.
Glory.
423 XV. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
COLLECT. Ecclesiam. May thy continual mer-
cy purity and defend thy church . and since without
thee it cannot be safe, may it always be directed by
the influence ofjhy grace. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Gal. v. 25. vi. i. 10. Brethren:
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spi-
rit. Let us not be made desirous ot vain-glory,
provoking one another, envying one another.
(Chap, vi.) Brethren, if a man be overtaken by any
fault, you, who are spiritual, instruct such a one in
the spirit of meekness, considering thyself, lest tliou
also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens;
and so ye shall fulfil the law of Christ- For if any
man think himself to be something, whereas he
is nothing, he deceueth himself. But let every
one prove his own work, and so he shall have glory
in himself only, and not in another. For every one
shall bear his own burden. And let him, that is
instructed in the word, communicate to him, that
instructeth him, in all good things. Be not de-
ceived. God is not mocked. For what things a
man shall sow, those also shall he reap. For he
that soweth in his flesh, of the flesh also shall reap
corruption. But he, that soweth in the spirit, of
the spirit shall reap life everlasting. And in do-
ing good, let us not fail. For in due time we
shall reap not failing. Therefore, whilst we have
time, let us work ^ood to all men, but especially to
those who are ot the household or the faith.
GR AD. .P*. xci- It is good to praise the Lord :
and 10 sing to thy name, O ihou the Must High. V.
To publish thy mercy in the morning, and thy sure
promise at midnight. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. For the Lord is the V. Quoiuam iJem mag.
great God, and the great nus Dominus, et Rex
King over all the earth, magnus super omtiem tcr*
Alk-luia. ram. Alleluia.
Luke vii. seep. 202.
XVI. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 4*1
OFFERT. Ps. xxxix. i have patiently waited
for the Lord, and he hath looked down upon me:
he hath heard my prayer, ami put a new canticle iii
niy mouth ; a hymn to our God.
SECRET. May thy mysteries, O Lord, preserve
us, and always defend us against the attacks of the
devil.
COMM. Johnvl The bread which I will give
is my flesh for the life of the world.
P, COMM. Mcntts. May the efficacy of these
divine mysteries, O Lord, possess both our souls
and bodies ; that their effects, not our own sen-
suality, may always take the lead in us. Thro*.
XVI. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROIT. Ps.lxxxv.
HAVE mercy on me, Jl/flscrcre mihi, Domi-
OLord, for tothee *"-* ?/e, quoniam ud te
have 1 cried out all the clumari tulu die: quia tu 9
day ; for thou, O Lord, Domiue, suavis ac mitis
art sweet and mild, and cs, ct copiusus in miseri-
plenteous in merry to all cordia oumibus invocant i*
who call on thee. Ps. te tc.
Bend thine ear to me, Ps. Inclhia, Domine 9
O Lord, and liear me: anrcm titaw mihi, tt ex~
ior I am needy and poor, audi me: quoniam inops et
1. Glorv. pauper sum ego. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Tua TKW. May thy grace, O Lord,
always prevent and lollow us ; and make us con-
stantly /ealous in the practice of good works. Thro.'
EPIST. E/ihes. iii. 13. ti.^&rcthreh: 1 pray
you not to faint at my tribulations for you, which is
your glory. For this cause I bow my knee to tne
Father of our Lord J. Christ, of whom all paternity
in heaven and earth is named, that he would grant
you, according to the riches of his glory, to be
strengthened with might by his Spirit unto the in-
43 XVI. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST,
ward man. That Christ may dwell by faith in your
hearts ; that being rooted and founded in chanty, you
may be able to comprehend, with all the saints, what
is the breadth and length, and height and depth, to
know also ihe charity of Christ, which surpassed! all
knowledge, that you may be filled unto all the ful-
ness of God. Now to him who is able to do all
things more abundantly than we desire or under-
stand, according to the power that worketh in us ;
to him be glory in the church, and in Christ Jesus,
unto all generations world without end. Amen.
GRAD. Ps. ci. - The Gentiles, O Lord, shall
fear thy name, and all the kings of the earth thy
glory. V For the Lord has built up Sion : and he
shall be there seen in his glory. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Sing to the Lord a V. Cantate Domino
new song 5 for the Lord canticum ntroum : quia
hath done wonderful mirabilia fecit Dominus.
things. Alleluia. Alleluia.
dJOgfptl* Luke xiv. i. n At that time:
When Jesus went into the house of one of the chief ot
the Pharisees on the Sabbath-day to eat bread, they
watched him. And behold there was a certain man
before him that had the dropsy. And Jesus an-
swering, spoke to the lawyers and Pharisees, saying;
Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath-day ? But they
held their peace. But he taking him, healed him t
and sent him away. And answering them, he said ;
Which of you shall have an ass or an ox fall into a
pit; and will not immediately draw him out on the
Sabbath-day ? And they could not answer him to
these things. And he spoke a parable also to them
that were invited, marking how they chose the first
seats at the table, saying to them : When thou art
invited to a wedding, sit not down in the first place,
lest perhaps one more honourable than thou be in.
vited by him ; and he that invited thee and him,
come and say to thee, Give this man place: and
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then thou begin with shame totake the lowest place.
But when thou art invited, go, sit down in the low-
est place : and when he who invited thee cometh,
he may say to thee, Friend, go up higher. Then
shalt thou have glory before them that sit at table
with thee : because every one that exalteth himself,
shall be humbled : and he that humbleth himself,
shall be exalted. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxix. Look down, O Lord, to
help me : let them be put to confusion and shame,
who seek to take away my life : look down, O Lord,
to help me.
SECRET. Cleanse us, O Lord, we beseech thee,
by the efficacy of this sacrifice : and by thy mercy
make us worthy to partake thereof. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. Ixx 1 will remember thy justice
alone, OLord: O God, thou hast instructed me
from my youth : abandon not me in my old age,
and at the end of n;y life.
P. COMM. Pz/r//7<-a.---'Mercifully, OLord, we
beseech thee, purify our souls, and renew them by
these holy m\ steries; that we may receive help there-
by, both while we are in these mortal bodies and
hereafter. Thro'.
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1NTROIT. Ps. cxviii.
pHOU art just, O Lord, TUSTUS es, Damine, et
* and thy judgments rectum judicium tnum:
are right: deal with thy fac cum servo tuo secun-
servant according to thy dum ntHericorduum tuum.
mercy. Ps. Blessed are Ps. Beati immaculati in
the undefiled in the way: via : qui ambulant in lege
who walk in the lw of Domini.
the Lord. V. Glory. V.Gloria.
COLLECT. Da, qn&sumus. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that thy people may avoid all conta-
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gion of the devil: and with a clean heart follow
thee, the only true God. Thro'.
EPISTLE^ Ephcs. iv. i. 6 Brethren: I who
am a prisoner in the Lord, beseech you that you
walk worthy of the vocation in which you are call-
ed. With all humility and mildness, with patience,
supporting one another in charity, Careful to keep
the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. One
body and one spirit: as you are called in one hope
of your calling. One Lord, one faith, one baptism.
One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in us all, who is blessed for ever
more.
GRAD. Ps. xxxii. Blessed is the nation that
hath the Lord for its God : the people whom he
hath chosen for his inheritance. V. By the word of
the Lord, and the breath of his mouth, were the hea-
vens formed, and the whole host thereof. Alleluia.
Ps. O Lord, hear my Ps. Domine, exaudi
prayer, and let my cry orationem meam, et clamor
come unto thee. Alle- wens ad te perveaiat.
luia. Alleluia.
(BO^ptU Matt. xxii. 35.46 At that time:
The Pharisees came to Jesus; And one of them, a
doctor of the law, asked him, tempting him : Mas-
ter, which is tfie great commandment of the law ?
Jesus said to him : Thou shaft love the Lord (hy God
with thy whole heart 9 a))d with thy whole soul, and
with thy whale mind. This is the greatest and trie
first commandment: and the second is like this:
u shalt love thy neighbour 6-9 thyself. On these
two commandments dependeth the whole law and
the prophets. And the Pharisees being gathered to-
gether, Jesus asked them, saying: What think you
of Christ ? whose son is he? They say to him : Da-
vid's. Hesaith to them: How then doth David in
spirit call him Lord, saying; The Lord said to ivy
Lord, sit on wii right hand until I make thy enemies
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thy footstool? If David then call him Lord, how i*
he his son ? And no man was able to answer him
a word; neither durst any man from that day forth
ask him any more qutstions. CREDO.
OFFERT. Dan. ix I Daniel prayed unto my
God, saying: Hear, O Lord, the prayers of thy ser-
vant : look favourably on thy sanctuary; and mer-
cifully look down upon this thy people, who are
called by thy name, O God.
SECRET. We humbly beseech thy Majesty, O
Lord, that the sacred m vsteries we celebrate may
cleanse us from all past oftences, and from those we
may hereafter be guilty of. Thro*.
COMM. P*. Ixxv. Make your vows, and per-
form them to the Lord your God, all you who
bring offerings around his altar: to him, who is the
awful One; to him, who taketh away the breath of
princes: to him, who is awful to all the kings of
the earth.
P. CO MM. Snncfijicationibus.' May our vic<"?
be cured, O almighty God ! and an eternal remedy
procured for us by these sacred mysteries. Thro'.
EMBER-WEEK IN SEPTEMBER.
WEDNESDAY.
INTRO1T. Ps. lx\x.~-.Exult in God our help,
joyfully sing to the God of Jacob : take the pleasing
psaltery and harp; sound the trumpet in the begin-
ning of the month, for it is an ordinance in Israel,
and a precept of the God of Jacob. Ps. He gave
the commandment to Joseph, when he came out of
the land of Egypt; he heard a tongue he knew not.
T. Glory.
After the Kyrie eleison, ix said,
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
I. COLLECT. Mttmcof<&r-~-Mky our weakness,
(> Lord, we beseech thee, be supported bv the relief
II mercy; that as we are continually decaying
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by our own nature, we may be strengthened by thy
goodness. Thro'.
T. LESSON. Amosix. 13. Thus saitk the Lord
God : Behold the days come, when the ploughman
shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes
him that soweth seed ; and the mountains shall drop
sweetness, and every hill shall be tilled. And I will
bring back the captivity of my people Israel ; and
they shall build the abandoned cities, and inhabit
them ; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the
wine of them; and shall make gardens, and eat the
fruits of them. And I will plant them upon their own
land ; and I will no more pluck them out of their land,
which I have given them, saith the Lord thy God.
GRAD. Ps. cxii. Who is like the Lord our
God, who dwellest on high; and looketh down on
what is below in heaven and on earth ? V. Who rais-
eth from the earth the needy one; and the poor one
from the dunghill.
II. COLLECT. Pr&star Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, the humble request of thy family ;
that whilst they observe abstinence from bodily food,
their souls may fast from sin. Thro'.
Here is said the II. and III. Collects, as p. xx.
II. LESSON. 2 Esdr. viii. i. 10. In those days;
All the people were gathered together as one man,
in the street which is before the water gate, and they
spoke to Esdras the scribe, to bring the book of the
law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to
Israel. Then Esdras the priest brought the law be-
fore the multitude of women, and all those that could
understand, on the first day of the beventh month.
And he read it plainly in the street that was before
the water gate, from the morning until mid-day, be-
fore the men and the women, and all those that
could understand. And the ears of all the people
were attentive to the book. And Esdras the scribe
stood upon a step of wood, which he made to speak
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upon. And he opened the book before all the peo-
ple, for he was above all the people; and when he
had opened it, all the people stood. And Esdras
blessed the Lord the great God : and all the people
answered: Amen, amen; lifting up their hands.
And they bowed down, with their faces to the
ground. Now the Levites made silence among the
people to hear the law ; and the people stood in
their place. And they read in the hook of the law
of God distinctly and plainly to be understood; and
they understood when it was read. And Nehemias,
and Esdras the priest and scribe, and the Levites who
interpreted to all the people, said : This is a holy
day to the Lord our God, do not mourn, nor weep.
For all the people wept when they heard the words
of the law. And he said to them: Go, eat fat
meats, and drink sweet wine, and send portions to
them that have not prepared for themselves ; because
it is the holy day ot the Lord, and be not sad, for the
joy of the Lord'is our strength.
GRAD. Ps. xxxii. Blessed is the nation, whose
God is the Lord; the people, whom the Lord hath
chosen for his inheritance. V. The heavens were
formed by the word of the Lord, and by the breath
of his mouth the whole host thereof.
(000pl. Mark ix. 16. At that time : One of
the multitude speaking to Jesus, said : Master, I have
brought to thee my son, who hath a dumb spirit,
and wheresoever he taketh him, he dasheth him, and
he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth
away ; and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out,
and they could not. And Jesus answering them,
said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be
with you ? how long shall I suffer you ? bring him
to me. And they brought him. And when he had
seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and
being thrown down upom the ground, he rolled
about foaming. And he asked his father; How
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long is it since this hath happened unto him ? But
lie said, From his infancy : and oftentimes hath he
cast him into the fire, and into waters, to destroy
him. But if tKou canst do any thing, have compas-
sion on us, and help us. And Jesus saith to him : If
thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
believeth. And immediately the Father of the boy
crying out, with tears said ; I do believe, Lord : help
thou my unbelief. And when Jesus saw the multi-
tude running together, he threatened the unclean
spirit, saying to him ; Thou deaf and dumb spirit, 1
command thee, go out of him; and enter no more
into him. And crying out, and greatly tearing him,
he vvent out of him, and he became as one dead j
insomuch that many said: He is dead. But Jesus
taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he
arose. And when he was come into the house, his
disciples asked him privately : Why could not we
cast him out? And he said to them : This kind can
go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
OFFERT. Ps. cxvii I will meditate on thy
commandments, which I have loved exceedingly ;
and I will put forth my hands to thy command-
ments, which I have loved.
SECRET. May this oblation, O Lord, we be.
seech thee, cleanse away our sins; and sanctify both
the bodies and souls of thy servants for the celebrat-
ing of this sacrifice. Thro'.
CO AIM. 2 Esdr, viii. Eat your fat meats, and
drink your sweet wine, and send some to those who
have not prepared any for themselves; for this is a
holy day of the Lord, be not therefore sad j for to
rejoice in the Lord is our strength.
P. COMM. Sumentes. Having received, O
Lord, these heavenly gifts, we humbly beseech thee,
that what by thy mercy we celebrate with due ho*
mage, we may also receive with dispositions worthy
of thy presents. Thro*.
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FRIDAY IN EMBER-WEEK.
INTROiT. Ps. civ. Let the hearts of thos?
\vho seek the Lord, rejoice: seek the Lord, and b?
strengthens d ; for ever seek his presence. Ps. Praise
the Lord, and call upon his name 5 publish his works
among the Gentiles V. Glory.
COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
Almighty God, that whilst with >early devotion
we keep these holy appointed times, we may be
well-pleasing to thee in body and mind. Thro'.
LESSON. Osee xiv. 2. Thus saith the Lord:
Return, O Israel, to the Lord thy God ; for them hast
fallen down by thy iniquity. Take with you words,
and return to the Lord, and say to him : Take away
all iniquity, and receive the good j and we will ren-
der the calves of our lips. Assyria shall not save us,
we will not ride upon horses, neither will we say any
more: the works of our hands are our gods; for
thou wilt have mercy on the fatherless that is in thee.
1 will heal their breaches, I will love them freely;
for my wrath is turntd away from them. 1 will be
as the dew, Israel shall spring as the lily, and his
root shall shoot forth as that of Libanus. His
branches shall spread, and his glory shall be as the
olive-tree ; and his smeil as that of Libanus. They
shall be converted that sit under his shadow; they
shall live upon wheat, and they shall blossom as a
vine: his memorial shall be as ihe wine of Libanus.
Kphraim shall say, What have I to do any more with
idols ? 1 will hear him, and 1 will make him flourish
like a green fir-tree: from me is thy fruit found.
M ho is wise, and he shall understand these tilings ?
prudent, and he shall know these things?-. -For ihe
ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk
in them; but the transgressors shall fail in them.
GRAD. />;. Kxx.x Turn to us, O Lord, a
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while, and hear thy servants. F. Thou, O Lord,
hast been our refuge from generation to generation.
d>Q#pl.. Xw/cevii. 36. 50* as in p. 221.
OFFERT. -Ps. cii.Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and forget not all that he hath done for thee: and
thy youth shall be renewed like the eagle.
SECRKT. May the sacrifice we offer on this
fast, O Lord, we beseech thee, be well-pleasing to
thee; that cleansing away our sins, it may make us
worthy of thy grace, and bring us to thy eternal
promises. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. cxviii Take from me reproach
and contempt, for I have sought thy ordinances, O
Lord - 9 and thy law is my study.
P. COMM. Quasumus. -We beseech thee, O
almighty God, that while we return thee thanks for
what we have received, we may receive those bless-
ings, which are still greater. Thro'.
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1NTROIT. Ps. xciv. Come let us adore God,
let us fall prostrate before the Lord, let us weep in
the presence of him, who made us; for he is the
Lord our God. Ps. Let us exult before the Lord j
let us joyfully sing to God our Saviour. V. Glory.
After the Kyrie eleison, is said,
Let us pray. Let us kneel down R. Stand up again.
I. COLLECT. O almighty and everlasting God,
who, by a wholesome abstinence, healest both body
and soul; we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that, be-
ing appeased by our prayers and fasts, thou mayest
grant us present and future help. Thro'.
I. LESSON. Lev. xxiii. -26. In those days : The
Lord spake to Moses saying ; Upon the tenth day of
the seventh month shall be the day of atonement j
it shall be most solemn, and shall be called holy :
and you shall afflict your souls on that day, and
shall offer a holocaust to the Lord. You shall do no
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servile^work in the time of this day ; because it is a
day of propitiation, that the Lord our God may be
merciful unto you. Every soul that is not afflicted
on this day, shall perish from among his people:
and every soul that shall do any work, the same will
I destroy from among his people. You shall do no
work, therefore on that day : it shall be an everlast-
ing ordinance unto -you in all your generations and
dwellings. It is a Sabbath of rest, and you shall af-
flict your souls, beginning on the ninth day of the
month : from evening until evening you shall cele-
brate your Sabbaths, saith the Lord Almighty. .
GRAD. Ps. Ixxviii Pardon us, O Lord, our
sins: never let the Gentiles say ; Where is now their
God ? V. Help us, O God our Saviour; and deli-
ver ns for the honour of thy own name, O Lord.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. Ju Stand up again.
II. COLLECT. .Dane's.- Grant, we beseecb
thee, O almighty God, that by fasting we may be
filled with thy grace;, and by abstinence become
stronger than all our enemies. Thro'.
II. LESSON. Lev. xxiii. 39. 4^. In those days :
The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: From the fifteenth
day of the seventh month, when you shall have ga-
thered in all the fruits of your land, you shall cele-
brate the feast of the Lord seven days, on the first
day and the eighth shall be a Sabbath, that is a day
of rest. And you shall take to you on the first day
the fruits of the fairest tree, and branches of palm-
trees, and boughs of thick trees, and willows of the
brook, and you shall rejoice before the Lord your
God. And you shall keep the solemnity thereof
seven days in the year. It shall be an everlasting or-
dinance in your generations. In the seventh month
shall you celebrate this feast. And you shall dwell
in bowers seven days, every one that is of the race of
Israel, shall dwell in tabernacles : that your poste-
rity may know that I made the children of Israel to
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dwell in tabernacles, when I brought them out of
the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.
GR AD. Pi, Ixxxiii. Look, O God, our Protec-
tor, look down on thy servants. V. Lord God of
Hosts, hear the'prayers of thy servants.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. 11. Stand up again.
111. COLLECT. Tuerc. Defend, O Lord, we
beseech thee, thy family ; that by thy bounty, we
may obtain those helps of salvation, which, by thy
inspiration, we seek after. Thro\
III. LESSON. Micheas vii. 14. O Lord our
God: Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of
thy inheritance, them that dwell alone in the fo-
rest, according to the days of old. The nations
shall se'e, and shall be confounded at all their
strength. Who is a God like to thee, who takest
away iniquity, and passest by the sin of the remnant
of thy inheritance ? he will send his fury in no
more, because he delighteth in mercy, He will
turn again and have mercy on us: he will put away
our iniquities; and he will cast all our sins into the
bottom of the sea. Thou wilt perform the truth
to Jacob, thy mercy to Abraham : which thou hast
sworn to our fathers, from the days of old, O Lord
our God.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxix. -Turn to us, O Lord, a
while, and hear thy servants. V. Thou, O Lord,
hast been our refuge from generation to generation.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
IV. COLLECT. Prvertfl.- Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that we may so abstain from corpo-
real food, as to fast from all tho:>e vices {hat attack
us. Thro*.
IV. LESSON. Zach. viii. 14 -Zu those days:
The tcord of the Lord came to me, saying ; Thus saith
the Lord of Hosts: As I purposed to afflict you,
when your fathers had provoked me to wrath, and
] had no mercy : so, turning again, 1 have thought
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in these days to do good to the house of Juda, and
Jerusalem ; fear not. These then are the things
which you shall do ; Speak ye truth every one to
his neighbour; judge ye truth and judgment ot
peace in your gates. And let none of you imagine
eril in your hearts against his friend ; and love not
a false oath : for all these are the things that I hate,
saith the Lord. And the word of the Lord of Hosts
came to me, saying : Thus saith the Lord of Hosts:
The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the
fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the
tenth, shall be to the house of Juda, joy, and glad-
ness, and great solemnities; only love ye truth and
peace, saith the. Lord of Hosts.
GRAD. Ps. cxl. Let my prayer, O Lord, as-
cend like incense "m thy sight, F/And let the lift-
ing up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.
Let us pray. Let us kneel down. R. Stand up again.
V. COLLECT. Ut wo&w.As it is by thy grace,
O Lord, we render thee the tribute of this solemn
fast; so grant us, we beseech thee, the favour of thy
mercy and pardon. Thro'.
V. LESSON. Dan. iii. 49. In those days : The
angel of the Lord went down with Azarias and his
companions into the furnace; ami he drove the
flame of the fire out of the furnace, and made the
midst of the furnace like the blowing of a wind
bringing dew, and the fire touched them not at al!,
nor troubled them, nor did them any harm. Then
these three, as with one mouth, praised and glori-
fied, and blessc-d God in the furnace, saying :
Here follow the Canticle and VI. Collect, pp. 66, 67,
with t he Collect, A cunctis, p xx.
EPISTLE. Ilcb. ix. 2. 12. Brethren: There
Was a tabernacle made the first, wherein were the
candlesticks, and the table, and the setting forth of
loaves, which is called the Holy. And after the
second veil, the tabernacle, \\hich is called the
Vlo\y of Holies; having the golden censer, and the
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ark of the covenant covered about on every part with
gold, in which was the golden pot that had manna,
and the rod of Aaron that had blossomed, and the
tables of the covenant; and over it were the cheru-
bims of glory over shadowing the propitiatory: of
which it is not needful to speak now particularly.
Now these things being thus ordered ; into the first
tabernacle the priests indeed always entered, accom-
plishing the offices of sacrifices. But into the se-
cond, the high-priest alone, once a year ; not
without blood, which he ofFereth for his own, and
the people's ignorance : the Holy Ghost signifying
this, that the way into the Holies was not yet made
manifest, whilst the former tabernacle was yet
standing. Which is a parable of the time then pre-
sent: according to which gifts and sacrifices are of-
fered, which cannot, as to conscience, make him
perfect that serveth, only in meats and drinks, and
divers washings, and justices of the flesh, laid on
them until the time of correction. But Christ be-
ing come a high-priest of the good things to come,
by a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made
with hands, that is, not of this creation : neither by
the blood of goats, or of calves, but by his own
blood, entered once into the Holies, having obtained
eternal redemption,
TRACT. Ps. cxvi. Praise the Lord all ye
nations ; praise him all ye people: for his mercy is '.
confirmed upon us j and the truth of the Lord re-
main eth for ever.
U Lukexiu. 6. 1.7. At that time :
Jems spoke to the multitude this parable: A certain
man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he
came seeking fruit on it, and found none. And he
. said to the dresser of the vineyard : Behold these
three years I come seeking fruit on this fig- tree, and
I find none. Cut it down therefore ; why cumbereth
It the ground? But he answering, said to himf:
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Lord, let it alone this year also until I dig about it,
and dung it. And if happily it bear fruit; but if
not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. And
he was teaching in their synagogue on the Sabbath.
And behold there was a woman who had a spirit of
infirmity eighteen years; and she was bowed toge-
ther, and could not look upwards at all. And
when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said
to her : Woman, thou art delivered from thy infir-
mity. And he laid his hands upon her, and imme-
diately she was made straight, and glorified God.
And '(he ruler of the synagogue (being angry that
Jesus had healed on the Sabbath) answering, said
to the multitude: There are six, days wherein you
ought to work. In them therefore come, and be
healed, and not on the Sabbath-day. And the Lord
answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not
every one of you on the Sabbath-day loose his ox
or his ass from the manger, and lead them to water?
And ought not this daughter of Abraham, whom
Satan had bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loos-
ed from this bond on the Sabbath-day ? And when
he said these things, all his adversaries were asham-
ed : and all the people rejoiced for all the things
that were gloriously done by him,
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxxiii. O Lord God of my sal.
vation, I have cried out in thy presence day and
night: let my prayer, O Lord, come before thee.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O almighty
God, that the offerings presented before the eyes of
thy Majesty, may obtain for us the grace of devo-
tion, and everlasting life. Thro'.
COMM. Lev. xxiii. Tn the seventh month you
shall keep feasts, because I made the children of
Israel dwell in tents, when I brought them out of
the land of Egypt : I am the Lord your God,
P. COMM, Ptrjlciant, May thy sacraments, O
Lord, effect in us what they contain : that we may
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enjoy in reality what we now celebrate in represen-
tation. Thro'.
XV11L' SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTR01T. Eccles. xxxvi.
GIVE peace, O Lord, T)A poccm 9 Domine,
to those who pati- *^ smtinentibus te, ut
ently wait for thee, that prophets tui fideles iitve*
thy prophets may be niantur : exaudi prices
found faithful : hear the servi tui, et plcbis tua h-
prayers of thy servant, rael.
and of thy people Israel, Ps. Lalatus sum in
Ps. I rejoiced at what his qua did a sunt mild :
had been told me : we in domum Domini ibi-
are to go up to the house W/MS.
of the Lord. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT, Dirigut. May the influence of thy
mercy, O Lord, direct our souls: for without thy
help we can do nothing well pleasing to thee.Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. i. 4. 8.- -brethren: I give
thanks to my God always for you, for the grace of
God, that is given you in Christ Jesus; that in all
things you are made rich in him, and in all utter-
ance, and in nil knowledge, as the testimony of
Christ was confirmed to you. So that nothing is
wanting to you in any grace, waiting for the mani-
festation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Who also will
confirm you unto the end without crime, in the
day of the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
GRAD. Ps. cxxi.I rejoiced at what hath been
told me: we are to go up to the house of the Lord.
V. May peace be on thy ramparts, and plenty with,
in thy walls. Alleluia, Alleluia.
K. The Gentiles shall V. Timcbitnt Gentcsrio-
fear thy name, O Lord ; men tvum, Dovdnc ; et
and all the kings of onines Regcs terra glori-
the earth thy glory. Al- am tuam. Alleluia.
leluia.
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Matt. ix. i. 9. At that Lime : Jesus
entering into a boar, he passed over the water and
came into his own city. And behold they brought
to him one sick of the palsy, lying on a bed. And
Jesus seeing their faith, said to the man sick of the
palsy: Be of good heart, son, thy sins are forgiven
thee. And behold some of the Scribes said within,
themselves.; He blasphemeth. And Jesus seeing
their thoughts, said; Why do you think evils in your
hearts? Whether is it easier to say, Thy sins are
forgiven thee : or to say, Arise and walk. But
that you may know that the Son of Man hath
power on earth to forgive sins, (then said he to the
man sick of the palsy) Arise, take up thy bed, and
go into thy house. And he arose and went into his
house. And the multitudes seeing it, feared, and
glorified God that gave such power to men. CREDO,
Oi'T'EUT. Exod. xxiv. Moses consecrated an.
altar to the Lord, offering whole burnt-offerings
thereon, and slaying victims : he made an evening
sacrifice-; for a sweet odour to the Lord God ia the
sight of the children of Israel.
SIX' RET. OGod, who by the participation of
this august sacrifice makest us partakers of the one
supreme divine nature: grant, we beseech thee>
that as we know thy truth, so we may shew it by a
worthy conduct of life. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xci. Take with you offerings, and
enter his courts: adore the Lord in his holy place.
P. COMM. Gratwt.Being fed, O Lord, with
this holy sacrifice, we give thee thanks, humbly be-
seeching thy mercy: that thou wouldst make- us
worthy of what we have received. Thro*.
XIX. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTRO IT. Ps. Ixxvii.
I AM the Saviour of OAltis popiili ego sum,
my people, ?aith the ** dicti JDominusi de qua*
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Lord: in whatever dis cumque tribulations da-
tress they call on me, I waver int ad me, cxaudiam
will hear them : and will cos : et ero illorum Domi*
be their Lord* for ever, nus in pcrpetuum.
Ps. Attend to my law, Ps. Attendite, papule
O my people : give ear to nieus, hgem meam: indi
the words of my -mouth, nateaurem'uestramin'oer.
V. Glory. ba oris mei. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Omnipotent. O almighty and mer-
ciful God, favourably defend us from all adversity :
that being free both in soul and body, we may with
security of mind perform thy service. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Eph. iv. 23. 28. Brethren: Be re-
newed in the spirit of your mind; and put on the
new man, who, according to God, is created in
justice, and holiness of truth. Wherefore putting
away lying, speak ye the truth every man to his
neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be
angry and sin not. Let not the sun go down upon
your anger. Give not place to the devil. He that
stole, let him now steal no more : but rather let
him labour working with his hands the thing which
is good, that he may have something to give to him
that suffereth need.
GRAD. Ps. cxl. Let my prayer ascend like in-
cense in thy sight, O Lord. V. And the raising up
my hands be like the evening sacrifice. AHel. Allel.
V. Praise the Lord, V. Confitemini Doud-
and call upon his name : no, tt invocatenomenejus :
publish his .vorks among annuntiatc inter Gentcs
the Genii 1 ! s. Alleluia. opera gas. Alleluia.
(J50$p0L Matt.\\i\. i. 14. ^ that time.
Jesus spoke to the Scribes and Pharisees in a para-
ble, saying : The kingdom of heaven is likened to
a king, who made a marriage (or his son. And he
sent his servants, to call them that were invited to
the marriage -, and they would not come. Again he
seat other servants, saying ; Tell them that were in*
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vite4; Behold, I have prepared my dinner; my
beeves and fallings are killed, and all things are rea-
dy : come ye to the marriage. But they neglected,
and went their ways, one to his farm, and another
to his merchandize. And the rest laid hands on his
servants, and having treated them contumeliously
put them to death. But when the king had heard
of it, he was angry, and sending his armies, he de-
stroyed those murderers, and burnt their city. Then
he saith to his servants: The marriage indeed is
ready ; but they that were invited, were not wor-
thy. Go ye therefore into the high- ways j and as
many as you shall find, call to the marriage. And
the servants going forth into the high- ways, gathered
together all that they found, both bad and good :
and the marriage was filled with guests. And the
king went in to see the guests j and he saw there a
man who had not on a wedding garment. And he
saith to him : Friend, how earnest thou in hither
not having on a wedding garment ? But he was si-
lent. Then the king said to the waiters ; Bind his
hands and his feet, and cast him into the exterior
darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. For many are called, but few are chosen.
CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxxvii. Though I should walk
in the midst of distress, thou, O Lord, wouldst pre*
serve my life ; for thou wilt stretch thy hand against
the wrath of my enemies, and thy right hand will
save me. <
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that the offerings we bring before thy divine Majesty,
may avail to our salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. cxviii. Thou hast ordered thy
commandments to be strictly kept : O that my ways
may be directed to keep thy ordinances!
P. COMM. Tua 720$.-- May the healing efficacy
of these thy mysteries, O Lord, mercifully free us
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from our perverseness, and make us always obedi-
ent to thy commandments. Thro'.
xx. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
IN TROIT. Dan. iii.
WHatever thou hast /~\Mnia qu# fecisti no*
done to us, O / bis, JUoniine, in vero
Lord, thou hast done judiciofecisti: quia pecca-
by a just judgment: for mmus tibi, ct wan.dati&
we have sinned, and dis* tuis non ubedivi?tnist scd da
Obeyed thy command- g/oriam.?wmini tuo, etfac
ments: but glorify thy nobiscum stcundum -multi*
name, and deal with us tud'mcm misericordia tutc*
according to thy great Ps. cxviii. Beati imma-
mercy. Ps. Blessed are culati inviai.qui ambu
the un defiled in the way, lant m lege Domini.
who walk in the law of' V. Gloria Patri 9 ct
the Lord, V. Glory. Filio, $c.
COLLECT. Largire. Favourably grant, we
"beseech thee, O Lord, thy servants both pardon
and peace; that, being cleansed from the guilt of
all their offences, they may serve thee with secure
minds. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Eph.v. \$. *\. --Brethren : See how
you walk circumspectly ; not as unwise, but as wise :
redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Wherefore become not unwise, but understanding
\vhat is the will of God. Ami be not drunk with
wine, wherein is luxury, but be filled with the holy.
Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns,
and spiritual canticles, singing and making melody
in your hearts to the Lord ; giving thanks always for
all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to
C>od and the Father. Being subject one to another
in the fear of Christ.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxiv -The eyes of all creatures
look up to thee, O Lord} and thou givest them food
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in due season. V. Thou openest thy hand, and fillest
every animal with blessings. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. My heart is ready, V. Paratum cor mcum 9
O God, my heart is rea- Dens, paratum cor maun :
dy: I will sing oil the cantabo ct p&allam tibi+
psaltery to thee, O my gloria mea. Alleluia*
glory. Alleluia.
CBOSpCU John iv. 46. 53. At that time'
There was a certain ruler whose son was sick at Ca-
pharnaum. He, having heard that Jesus was come
from Juclea into Galilee, went to him, and prayed
him to come down and heal his son ; lor he was at
the point of death. Jesus therefore said to him :
Unless you see signs and wonders, you believe not.
The ruler saith to him: Lord, come down before
my son die. Jesus saith to him : Go thy way, thy
son liveth. The man believed the word which
Jesus said to him, and went his way. And as he was
going down, his servants met him ; and they brought
word, saying, that his son lived. He asked there-
fore of them the hour wherein he grew better. And
they said to him: yesterday at the seventh hour the
fever left him. The father therefore knew that
it was at the same hour that Jesus said to him, Thy
son livtth ; and himself believed, and his whole
house. CREDO.
OFFER T. Ps. 136. On the rivers of Babylon
we sat and wept, whilst we remembered thee, O
Sion !
SECRET. May these mysteries, O Lord, we
beseech thee, procure us a heavenly remedy, and
cleanse away the vices of our hearts. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. 118. Remember, O Lord, what
thou saidst to thy servant, and by which thou
gavest me hopes: this hatli comforted me in my dis-
tress.
P. COMM. Ut sacris. That we may be worthy
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of thy sacred gifts, O Lord: grant, we beseech thee,
we may always obey thy commandments. Thro'.
XXI. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROIT. Esther xiu.
ALL things, O Lord, TN wluntate tua> Do.
are at thy disposal ; * mine, universa sunt po*
and no one can resist thy sita : et non est qui possit
will: for thou madest resistere voluntati tucci
all things : heaven and tu enimfecisti omnia, c#
earth, and whatever is lum et terrain, et universa,
contained within the yua call ambitu continen*
compass of the heavens: tur : Dominus universo*
thou art the Lord of all. rum tu es.
Ps. Blessed are the unde- Ps. Beati immaculati in
filed in the way: who t>ia t i qui ambulant in lege
walk in the law of the Domini.
Lord. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLEC I'. Familiam. Preserve thy family, O
Lord, we beseech thee, by thy constant mercy;
that, under thy protection, it ma} 1 be freed from all
adversity ; and, by the practice of good works, con.
tinue devoted to thy name. Thro 1 .
EPISTLE. Ephes* vi. 10. 17. Brethren: Be ye
strengthened in the Lord, and in the might of his
power. Put on the armour of God, that you may
be able to stand against the deceits of the devil. For
0ur wrestling is not against flesh and blood ; but
against principalities and powers, against the rulers
of the world of this darkness, against the spirit of
wickedness in the high places. Therefore take unto
you the armour of God, that you may be able to
resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things per-
fect. Stand therefore having your loins girt about
with truth, and having on the breast-plate of justice,
and your feet shod with the preparation of the
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gospel of peace: in all things taking the shield of
faith, wherewith you may be able to extinguish all
the fiery darts of the most wicked one. And take
unto you the helmet of salvation, and the sword of
the spirit, which is the word of God.
GRAD. Ps. Ixxxix. Thou, O Lord, hast been
our refuge throughout all generations. V. Before
the mountains were made, or the earth, or world
were formed: thou art God for ever and ever. Allel.
V. When Israel went V. In exitu Israel de
out of Egypt, the house Egyp > downs Jacob de
of Jacob from a harba- populo barbaro. Alleluia*
rous people. Alleluia.
(>00p0U Matt, xviii. 2> 35. At that time ;
Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable ; The king,
dom of heaven is likened to a king who would take
an account of his servants. And when he had begun
to take the account, one was brought to him that
owed him ten thousand talents. And as he had not
wherewith to pay it, his lord commanded that he
should be sold, and his wife and children, and all
that he had, and payment to he made. But that
servant falling down, besought him, saying: Have
patience with me, and 1 will pay thee all. And
the lord of that servant being moved with pity, let
him go and forgave him the debt. But when that
servant was gone out, he found one of his fellow-
servants that owed him an hundred pence; and lay-
ing hold of him, he throttled him", saying; Pay what
thou owest. And his fellow-servant falling down,
besought him, saying: Have patience with me, and
I will pay thee all. And he would not ; but went
and cast him into prison, til! he paid the debt. Now
his fellow servants seeing what was done, were very
much grieved, and they came and told their lord
all that was done. Then his lord called him, and
said to him ; Thou wicked servant, 1 forgave thee all
4< 2 XXII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
the debt, because thou besoughtest me : shouldst
not thou then have had compassion also on thy
fellow-servant, even as I hadcompassion on thee ?
And his lord* being angry delivered him to the
torturers, until he paid all the debt. So also shall
my heavenly Father do to you, if you forgive not
every one his brother from your hearts. CREDO.
OFFERT. Job i. There was in the land of Hus
a man called Job ; a simgle and upright man, fearing
God : and Satan asked to tempt him 5 aiul power
was given him by the Lord over his possessions, and
over his flesh : and he destroyed ail his substance,
and his sons , and he wounded his flesh with a
grievous ulcer.
SECRET. Mercifully receive, O Lord, these
offerings, by which thou art pleased to be appeased,
and restore us to salvation by thy powerful good*
ness. Thro'.
COMIM. Ps. cxviii. -My soul hath looked to be
saved by thee, and hath relied on thy word : when
wilt thou judge those who persecute me? The
\vicked ones have long persecuted me, help me, O
Lord my God.
P. COMM. Iwmortalitatis. Having received the
food of immortality, we beseech thee, O Lord,
that what we have taken with our mouths, we may
receive with pure souls. Thro'.
XXIL SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
INTROIT. Ps. cxxix.
SKouldst thou observe Ctl iniguitates abservaw.
iniquities, O Lord ! M ris, Domino! Domine,
Lord, who shall stand it? gui& smtinebit ? Quia
For with thee there is pro- a pud t-e propitiatio cst>
pitiation, O God of Is- Dens Israel.
rael. PA' From the deep Ps. De profundis eld"
XXII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 453
I cried to thee, O Lord, mavi ad te, Doming Do.
Lord hear my voice. V. mine exaudi vocem meant.
Glory. >' Gloria.
COLLECT. Dem refugiuin.*) God, our re-
fuge ami strength, fountain of all goodness, merci-
fully give ear to the fervent prayers of thy church,
and grant, that what we ask with faith, we may
effectually obtain. Thro*.
EPISTLE. Philip. i. 6. IT. Brethren; We
are confident of this very thing, that he, who hath,
begun a good work in you, will perfect it unto the
day of Christ Jesus. As it is meet tor me to think
this for you all: for that I have you in my heart :
and that in my bands, and in the defence and
confirmation of the gospel, you all are partakers ot
my joy. l<or God is my witness, how 1 long after
you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ. And this I
pray, that \ our chanty may more and more abound
in knowledge, and in all understanding; that you
may approve the better things, that you maybe,
sincere and without offence unto the day of Christ.
Tilled with the fruit of justice, through Jesus Christ,
unto the glory and praise of God.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxii. Behold how good and
pleasant it is for brethren to live together in peace.
F. It is like the sweet perfume, which, from the
head, came down all over the beard of Aaron. Al-
leluia, Alleluia.
V. Let those who fear V. Qui timent Doun~
the Lord, put their trust num spcrent ineo: adju.
in him : he is their help tor ct protector cvrum est.
and protector. Alleluia. Alleluia.
OD00peU Matt. xxii. 15. Zi.At that time:
The Pharisees going, consulted among themselves
how to ensnare Jesus in his speech. And they sent
to him their disciples, with the Herodians, saying:
Master, we know that thou art a true speaker, ami
454 XXIH. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou
for any man ; for thou dost not regard the person of
men. Tell us therefore what dost thou think : Is it
lawful to give tribute to Cgesar, or not ? But Jesus
knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you
tempt me, ye hypocrites ? Shew me the coin or
the tribute. And they offered him a penny. But
Jesus saith to them : Whose image and superscrip-
tion is this? They say to him Caesar's. Then he
saith to them : Render therefore to Caesar the things
that are Csesai-'s ; and to God, the things that are
God's. CREDO.
OFFERT. Esther xiv.-.-Remember me, O Lord,
who art above all power ; and put a proper speech
in my mouth, that my words may be pleasing when
I come before the prince.
SECRET, Grant, O merciful God, that this sa-
crifice of salvation may constantly both free us from
our sins, and protect us from all adversity. Thro'.
COMM. P*. xv. I cried out, because thou
liearedst me, O God ; bend now thine ear, and hear
my words.
P. COMM. Sumpsimus. ... Having received, O
Lord, the sacred mysteries, we humbly beseech thee,
that what thou hast ordered us to do in remembrance
of thee, may be a help to our weakness. Thro'.
XXIII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST.
$^> Should there be but 23 Sundays after Pentecost,
the Mass of the 24th is said to day, and this on the
preceding Saturday, (if it be neither a double or
semi-double) in which case, it is said on some va-
cant day before it.
INTROIT. Jer. xxix.
f-p HE Lord saith: I en- r\ICITDominus: Ego
* tertain thoughts of *~* cogito cogitations
XXIII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. 455
peace, not of affliction: pacis, ef non afllictiimis:
you shall call on me, and invocabitis me, et ego ex-
I will hear you: and audlnm vos: tt reducaiu
bring back your captive captivitatem vcstram dc
people from all places, citnctis loci*.
Pa. Thou, O Lord, hast Ps. Benedixisti Dominc,
blessed thy land : thou terram tuum : avertisli
hast brought back the captimtatem Jacob.
captive children of Jacob. V. Gloria.
V. Glory.
COLLECT Absolve. Pardon, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, the sins of thy people: that we may be
delivered by thy goodness from the guilt we have
contracted by our own weakness. Thro\
EPISTLE. Philip* Hi. 17. 21. iv. i. 3. Brethren:
Be followers of me, and observe them who walk so
as you have our model. For many walk, of whom
I have told you often (and now tell you weeping)
that they are enemies of the cross of Christ; whose
end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and
whose glory is their shame: who mind earthly
things, But our conversation is in heaven ; from
whence also we look for the Saviour, our Lord
Jesus Christ, who will reform the body of our low-
ness, made like to the body of his glory, according
to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue
all things unto himself. (Chap, iv.) Therefore, my
dearly beloved breihren, and most desired, my joy,
and my crown: so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly
beloved. 1 beg of Evodia, and I beseech Syntyche,
to be of one mind in the Lord. And I entreat thee
also my sincere companion, help those women that
have laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement
and the rest of my fellow labourers, whose names
are in the book of life.
GRAD. Ps. xliii. Thou hast delivered us, O
Lord, from those who afflicted us: and thou hast
put to shame those who hated us. V. In thee, O God,
45^ XXIII. SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST.
will we glory all the day: and praise thy name fo?
ever. Alleluia, Alleluia.
K From the deep I V. Ps. cxxix. De pro*
cried unto thee, O Lord : fundis clamavi ad te 9 Do-
Lord, hear my prayer, minez Domine 9 exaudi
Alleluia. vocem meam. Alleluia.
(BOgpel. Matt. ix. 18. 26. At that time*.
As Jesus was speaking to the multitude: Behold a
certain ruler came up, and adored him, saying ;
Lord, my daughter is even now dead ; but come
lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. And Je-
sus rising up followed him, with his disciples. And
behold a woman who was troubled with an issue of
blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched
the hem of his garment For she said within her-
self: If I shall touch only his garment, I shall be
healed. But Jesus turning and seeing her, said: Be
of good heart, daughter/ thy faith hath made thee
whole. And the woman was made whole from
that hour. And when Jesus was come into the
house of the ruler, and saw the minstrels and the
multitude making a rout, he said: Give place : for
the girl is not dead, butsleepeth. And they laugh,
ed him to scorn-. And when the multitude was put
forth, he went in and took her by the hand. And
the maid arose. And the fame hereof went abroad
into all that country. CREDO.
OFFERT. Ps. cxxix. From the deep have I
cried out to thee, O Lord ; Lord, hear my prayer ;
from the deep have I cried out to thee, O Lord.
SECRET/ We offer thee, O Lord, this sacrifice
of praise, as a repeated token of our homage ; that
thou mayest accomplish in us what thou hast already
granted beyond our deserts. Thro*.
COMM. Mark xi. Verily I say to you, what,
ever you ask in prayer, believe that you shall receive
it, and it shall be granted you.
P. COMM, Qu&umus* We beseech thee, O
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Almighty God, that thon wouldst not leave exposed
to the dangers of this life, those whom thou hast joy-
fully made partakers of this divine food. Thro'.
(^ As there cannot be less than 23, nor more than 28
Sundays after Pentecost, it is to be observed, that
the Mass of the 24th is atwai/s said on that Sunday
which immediately precedes Advent. When there-
fore it happens that there are am/ intervening
Sundays between the 23d and the last, the \n-
troit, Gradual, Offertory, and Communion, are
taken from the 2^1, and the rest of the Masgjfopi
the Sundays which were omitted after Epiphany :
for instance, if but one Sunday, the Mass is of the
6th after Epiphany ; if too, of the 5th and 6th; if
three, of the 4th, <;th, and 6th; and if four, of
the 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th,
XXIV. Or last SUNDAY<?/J?tT PENTECOST.
All (is on the twenty- third Sunday, except
COLLECT. Exc.it a. Stir up, we beseech thee,
O Lord, the hearts of the faithful ; that, becoming
more zealous in the performance of good works,
they may receive from thy goodness more effectual
remedies (or their disorders. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Colas i, 9. 14.. Brethren: We cease
not to pray for yon, and to beg that you may
be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wis-
dom, and spiritual understanding : that you may
walk worthy of God, in all things pleasing: being
fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the
knowledge of God: strengthened with all might,
according to the power of his glory, in all patience
and long- suffer ing with joy. Giving thanks to God
the Father, who 'hath made us worthy to be par-
takers of the lot of the saints in light : who hath
delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath
translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love.
Qq
4$8 XXIV. SUNDArANTER PENTECOST.
Jn whom we have redemption through his blood,
the remission of sins.
Matt. xxiv. 15. 35. At that time:
Jesus said to hit disciples : When you shall see the
abomination of desolation, which was spoken of by
Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place: he
thatreadeth, let him understand. Then they that
are in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; and
he that is on the house- top let him not come down
to take any thing out of his house ; and he that is in
the field, let him not go back to take his coat. And
wo to them that are with child, and give suck in
those days. But pray that your flight be not in
the winter, or on the Sabbath. For there shall be
then great tribulation, such as hath not been from
the beginning of the world until now, neither shall
be. And unless those days had been shortened, no
flesh could be saved : but for the sake of the elect,
those days shall be shortened. Then if any man
shall say to you : Lo here is Christ, or there, do
not believe him. For there shall arise false Christs,
and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and
wonders, insomuch as to deceive (if possible) even
the elect. Behold I have told it you before hand.
If therefore they shall say to you; Behold he is
in the desart; go ye not out : Behold he is in the
closets ; believe it not. For as the lightning cometh
out of the east, and appeareth even unto the west; so
shall also tlu coming of the Son of Man be. Where.
soever the body shall be, there shall the eagles also
be gathered together. And immediately after the
tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened,
and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars
shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens
shall be moved: and there shall appear the sign of
the Son of Man in heaven ; and then shall all tribes
of the earth mourn: and they shall see the Son of
VIGIL OF AN APOSTLE. 45f
Man coming in the clouds of heaven with much
power and majesty. And he shall send his angels
with a trumpet, and a great voice; and they shall
gather together his elect from the four winds, from
the farthest parts of the heavens to the utmost
bounds of them. And from the fig-tree learn a pa.
rable: when the branch thereof is now tender, and
the leaves now come forth, you know the summer
is nigh. So you also, when you shall see those
things know ye that it is nigh even at the doors.
Amen, I say to you, that this generation shall not
pass, till these things be done. Heaven and earth
shall pass, but my words shall not pass. CREDO.
SECRET. Mercifully receive, O Lord, the
prayers and offerings of thy people; turn our hearts
tothee; that being freed from earthly concupis-
cence, we may desire heavenly pleasures. Thro*.
P. CO MM. Concede*. Giant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that whatever vice our souls are subject to,
may be cured by the virtue of the sacrament we have
received. Thro'.
COMMON OF SJIINTS*
SI NCE the Church of Christ, under theimmediate direo
tionof the Holy Ghost, has instituted festivals in honour
of the Apostles, Martyrs, Confessors, &c. &c. who, either
by their preaching their miracles the shedding of their
blood, or the purity of their lives, have borne ample tes-
timony to the truth of our holy religion, let us regard
them as our Ancestors, from whom the precious inheritance
oj fatl has descended to us : let us thank God on their
several anniversaries, for having made us members of his
ene t hol)' t catholic and apostolic Church: and whilst we submit
our reason and understanding to the sublime mysteries the
teaches, let us bend our stubborn wills to the practice of
the heavenly precepts she iuculcates.
MASS on the VIGIL of an APOSTLE.
INTR01T. Ji. li. I am like a fruitful olive in
QC,2
4&0 VIGIL OF AN APOSTLE. 1
the house of the Lord : I have placed my hopes in.
the mercy of my God : 1 will look for thy name
because it is good in the sight of thy saints.
Ps. Why tiost thou glory in mischief, who art
powerful in wickedness ? V. Glory.
COLLECT. Daqiusstunus Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that the venerable solemnity
of thy blessed Apostle N. which we are now prepar-
ing to celebrate, may increase our devotion and
advance our salvation. Thro'.
i LESSON. JEcc/e*. xliv. <wd xlv. The blessing of
the Lord is on the head of the righteous man.
Therefore did the Lord give him an inheritance, and
assign him a part among the twelve tribes; and he
found grace in the sight of all flesh. And he made
him great to the terror of his Enemies, and by his
words he tamed monsters. He rendered him glori-
ous in the presence of kings, and gave him his com-
mandments in the sight of his people, and shewed
him his glory. For his faith and meekness he sanc-
tified him, and made choice of him among all iiesh:
and publicly gave him his precepts, and the law of
life and discipline, and highly exalted him. He
settled with him an eternal covenant, and encom-
passed him with the girdle of righteousness : and the
Lord hath put on him a crown of glory.
GRAD. PS. xxi. The righteous man shall
flourish like the palm-tree: he shall thrive like the
Cedar of Lib us in the house of the Lord. V. To
declare thy mercies in the morning, and the ful-
filling of thy promise by night,
<15Q0pU John xv. 12, 16.- At that time :
Jesus said tolas disciples : This is my commandment,
that you love one another, as I have loved you.
Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay
down his life for his friends. You are my friends,
jf you do the things that I command you. I will
pot now call you servants 5 for the servant knoweth
MASS I. STATU1T, &C. 46*
not what his lord doth. But 1 have called you
friends: because all things whatsoever I have heard
of my Father, I have made known to you. You have
not chosen me: but I have chosen you; and have
appointed yoa that you should go, and should bring
forth fruit; and your fruit should remain; that
whatsoever you ask. of the Father in my name, he
may give it you.
OFFERTf Pf> viii. Thou hist crowned him
with glory and honour, and hast placed him over
the works of thy hands, O Lord.
SECRET. Whilst with respect for the Apost..
lie dignity, we offer these sacred mysteries, grant,
we beseech thee, O Lord, (by the intercession of
blessed N. thy 'Apostle, whose triumphs we are
preparing to celebrate) that thy people may ever
pray to thee, and obtain their desires. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. xx. Great is his glory in being
saved by thee, O Lord ; thou wilt crown him with
glory and great honour.
P. COMM. Sancti Being appeased, O Lord,
by the prayers of thy holy Apostle N. grant us for*
giveness, and a remedy against all future relapses
Thro'.
MASS I. Statuit, of a MARTYR and BP.
INTROIT. Exit's, xiv.
THE Lord settled with ^TATUITeiDominus
him a covenant of Otestamentum pad*, et
peace, and made him a principem fecit eum ;
Chief, that he might ut sit illi Sacerdotii dig.
have the honour of Priest- nitas in seternum. A-.
hood for ever. Ps. O cxxxi. Memento Domi-
Lord, remember David, ne, David, et omnis mail*
and all his meekness. suetudinis eius,
F. Glory, V. Glo:-.
Qqs
4 62 MASS I. STATUIT,
COLLECT. Injirmiiatem. Have regard, O
Almighty God, to our weakness j and, as we sink
under the weight of our doings, let (he glorious
intercession of % blessed N. thy Martyr and Bishop,
be a protection to us* Thro'.
EPISTLE. James \. 12. i 8. --- Dearly beloved i
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation ; for
when he hath been proved, he shall receive the
crown of life, which God hath promised to them
that love him. Let no man, when he is tempted,
say that he is tempted of God. For God is not a
tempter of evils, and he tempteth no man. But
every man is tempted by his own concupiscence,
being drawn away and allured- Then when concu-
piscence hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin. But
sin, when it is completed, begetteth death, Do not
err therefore, my dearest brethren Every best gift,
and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down
from the Father of lights, with whom there is no
change, nor shadow of alteration. For of his own
will hath he begotten us by the word of truth, that
we might be some beginning to his creatures.
GRAD. Ps /xxxviii.-.-I have found David my
servant: with my holy oil have I anointed him; for
my hand shall help him : and my arm shall strengthen
him. V. The enemy shall not prevail against him:
nor the son of iniquity hurt him. Alleluia, Alleluia,
V- Ps. cix. Tu as sacerdos in attnmtn secundum
ordinem Melchixedech. AUcliuu, Alleluia. V* Thou
art a priest fcr ever according to the order of
Melchisedech, Alleluia, Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia andV. is said
TRACT. Ps. xx.l)csidtriw/i aniuue ejus 9 tribuistl
ei: et voluntate iabioram ejus, nonjraudasti eum, $c.
Thou hast given him his soul's desire 5 and hast
not rejected the request of his lips. V For thou
hast prevented him with the blessings of sweetness.
V, Thou hast bet on his head a crown of jewels.
OF A MARTYR AND BISHOP. 463
Luke xiv. 26. 33. At that time :
JLSUS said to his disciples: If any one come to me,
and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and
children, and brethren, and sisters, yea* and his own
life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever
cloth not carry his cross and come after me, cannot
be my disciple. For which of you having a mind to
build a tower, doth not first sit down and reckon the
charges that are necessary, whether he have where-
withal to finish it: lest after he hath laid the founda-
tion, and is not able to finish it, all that see it begin
to mock him, saying: This man began to build,
and was not able to finish. Or what king about to
go and make war against another king, doth not
sit down and think whether he be able with ten
thousand, to meet him that with twenty thousand
cometh out against him. Or else whilst the other is
yet a- far off, sending an embassy, he desireth con.
ditions of peace. So likewise every one of you that
doth not renounce all that he possesseth, cannot be
my disciple.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxxvii'u -My truth and my mercy
are with him : and in my name shall his power be
exalted.
SECRET. Mercifully receive, O Lord, the
offerings dedicated to thee by the merits of blessed
N. thy Martyr and Bishop, and grant they may be a
continual support to us. Thro'.
COMM. / J 6. Ixxxviii... -Once I have sworn by my
\\o\yname: his posterity shall remain for ever, and
liisseat is like the sun in my sight, and as the moon
perfect for ever, and a faithful witness in heaven.
P. COMM. Rcfrrti. Being fed with the partici-
pation of thy sacred gilts, we beseech thee, O Lord
our God, that we rm,y frtl the ffi< acy thereof by
the intercession of bU-sst d N thy Martyr and Bishop,
whose least we ceU:br*u;. Thro\
( 464 )
MASS II. Sncerdotes Dei, of the same.
INTROIT. Dan. iii.
OYe priests % of God, QAcerdotes Dei bene*
bless the Lord : O O dicite Dominum :
ye saints and humble of sancti et liumiles corde
heart, praise God. Ps. laudate Deum. Ps. Be*
O all ye works of the nediciteomniaopera Do-
Lord, bless the Lord, mini Domino, laudate et
praise him, and extol snperexahate eum in sac-
him for ever. V. Glory, cula. /'.Gloria.
COLLECT- Deus, qai nos.Q God, who, by
the yearly solemnity of blessed N thy Martyr and
Bishop, rejoicest the hearts of thy faithful j merci-
fully grant that we who celebrate his martyrdom,
may enjoy his protection. Thro'.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. i. 3. 7 Brethren : Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort, who
comforteth us in all our tribulation; that we may
also be able to comfort them who are in distress, by
the exhortation wherewith we also are exhorted by
God. .For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so also by Christ doth our comfort abound. Now
whether we be in tribulation, it i* for your exhorta-
tion and salvation: or whether we be comforted, it
is for your consolation: or whether we be ex.
horted, it is for your exhortation and salvation,
which work^th the enduring i;fthe same sufferings
which we also suffer. That our hopes for you may
be steadfast: knowing that as yon are partakers of
the sufferings, so shall you be also of the consola-
tion : in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRAD. Ps. viii. Thou hast crowned him with
glory and honour. V. And set him over the works
of thy hands, O Lord. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Hia
tut sai\'t'dos 9 qium coronavit Dv/ninus. Allcluiu.
OF A MARTYR AND BISHOP 465
V. This is the priest whom the Lord hath crowned.
Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. Ps.cxi. Beatttsvir.gui timct Dominum;
in mandate (jus cupit nimis, $c. -Blessed is the man
that teareth the Lord, and delighteth in his com-
mandments. V. His seed shall be mighty upon
earth; the generation of the just shall be blessed.
V. Glory and wealth shall be in his house; and his
justice remaineth for ever and ever.
(15D0pCU M(tit.\v\. 24. 27. At that time i
Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take iip his
cross and follow me. For he that will save his life,
shall lose it : and he that shall lose his life for my
sake, shall find it. For what doth it profit a man,
if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of
his soul? Or what exchange shall a man give for
his soul ? For the Son of Man shall come in the
glory of the Father with his angels : and then will
he render to every man according to his works.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixxxviii. 1 have found David, my
servant : with my holy oil have I anointed him.
For my hand shall help him, and my arm shall
strengthen him.
SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings con*
secrated to thee : and, being appeased thereby, mer-
cifully look upon us, by the intercession of blessed
N. thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xx.. Thou, O Lord, hast set upon
his head a crown of precious stones.
P. COMM. E(tc nos. May this communion, O
Lord, cleanse us from sin, and, by the intercession
of blessed N. thy M. and Bishop, make us effectual-
T y partakers of this heavenly remedy.
( 466 )
MASS III. In virtute, of a MARTYR not a
BISHOP.
INTROIT. Ps. xx.
"THE just man, O IN virtute tua, Do-
* Lord, shall rejoice JL mine, laetabitur jus-
in thy might: and be tus: et super salutare
transported with joy, tuum exultabit vehemen-
that thou hast saved him: ter: desiderium animae
thou didst grant him his ejus tribuisti ei.
soul's desire. Ps. For Ps. Quoniam prseve-
thon hast prevented him nisti eum in benedictioni-
in the blessings of thy bus dulcedinis: posuisti
sweetness: thou hast set in capite ejus coronam
on his head a crown of de lapide pretioso.
precious stones. F.Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Prasta Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we, who celebrate the festi-
val of blessed N. thy Martyr, may, by his interces-
sion, be strengthened in the love of thy name.
LESSON. Wisd. x. 10. 14. The Lord led the
just man through the right ways, and shewed him
the kingdom of God, and gave him the knowledge
of the holy things, made him honourable in his
labours, and accomplished his labours. In the de*
ceit of them that over-reached him, she stood by
him, and made him honourable. She kept him
safe from his enemies, and she defended him from
seducers, and gave him a strong conflict, that he
might overcome, and know that wisdom is mightier
than all. She forsook not the just when he was sold,
but delivered him from sinners: she went down
with him into the pit, and in bands she left him not,
till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and
power against those that oppressed him: and shewed
them to be liars, that had accused him, and gave
him eternal glory.
OF A MABTYR NOT A BISHOP. 467
GRAD. Ps. cxi..- Blessed is the man that fears
the Lord: who takes pleasure in his commandments.
V. His children shall be powerful upon earth: the
generation of the just shall be blessed. Alleluia,
Allel. V. Posui&ti Domine in cvpite ejus coronam dc
lapide pretMso. Alleluia. V. Thou hast placed on
his head, O Lord, a crown of jewels. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. i* said
TRACT. Desiderium, p. 462.
<I50pCU Matt. x. ?4 42- At that time:
Jesus said to his disciples : Do not think that I came
to send peace upon earth : I came not to send peace,
but the sword. For I came to set a man at variance
against his father, and the daughter against her mo-
ther, and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-
law. And a man's enemies shall be they of his
own household. He that loveth father or mother
more than me, is not worthy of me: and he that
Joveth son or daughter more than me, is not worthy
of me. And he that taketh not up his cross, and
followeth me, is not worthy of me. He that findeth
his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his life
for me, shall find it. He that receiveth you, re-
ceiveth me : and he that receiveth me, receiveth him
that sent me. He that receiveth a prophet in the
name of a prophet, shall receive the reward of a
prophet; and he that receiveth a just man in the
name of a just man,, shall receive the reward of a
just man. And whosoever shall give to drink to one
of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the
name of a disciple, amen, I say to you, he shall
not lose his reward.
OFFERT. Ps. viii. Thou hast crowned him,
O Lord, with glory and honour, and placed him
over the works of thy hands.
SECRET. Recede, O Lord, we beseech thee,
our offerings and prayers: purify us by these hea-
venly mysteries, and mercifully hear us. Thro'.
468 MASS iv-. L.&TA.EITUR,
COMM. Matt, xiv Let him that is willing t<*
come after me, deny himself, take up his cross, and
follow me.
P. COM\L % Da qutfsumus* Grant, We beseech
thee, O Lord our God, that as we rejoice on the
feasts of thy saints in this life, so we may enjoy their
sight for ever in that winch is to come. Thro*.
MASS IV. Lsetabitur, of the same*
INTROIT. Pa. Ixiii.
r PHE just man shall /Stabitur Justus in
* rejoice and hope in JLJ Domino, et spera*
the Lord: and all the bit in eo: et laudabun-
righteous in heart, shall tur omnes recti corde.
have praise. Ps. Hear, Pi'. Exaudi, Deus, ora
O God, my petition, tionem meam, cum de-
when I pray: deliver my precor: a timore inimici
soul from the fear of the eripeanimam meam.
enemy. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Prasta. -Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that by tiie intercession of blessed
N thy Martyr, we may be delivered from all
temporal adversities, and our hearts be cleansed
from all evil thoughts. Thro*.
KPISTLE. 2 Tim*\i. 8. 10. iii. 10. 1-2. Dearly
beloved: Be mindful that the Lord Jesus Christ is
risen again from the dead, of the seed of Davi;l, ac-
cording to the gospel. Wherein I labour even unto
bands, as an evil doer- but the word of God is
not bound. Therefore I endure all things for the
.sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the sal-
vation, which is in Christ Jesus, with heavenly glory.
(Cli*ap. iii.) But thou hast fully made known my
doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffer,
ings, love, patience, persecutions, afflictions; such
as came upon me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at
Lystra. : what persecutions 1 endured, and out of
OP A MARTYR NOT A BISHOP. 46$
them all the Lord delivered me. And all that will
live godly in Jesus Christ, shall suffer persecution,
GRAD. Ps. xxxvi When the just man falleth,
he shall not be bruised: for the Lord supports him
with his hand. V. All the day he shews compassion,
and lends : and his seed shall be blessed. Alleluia.
V. Qui scquitur me, non ambulat in tenebris scd
hubcbit lumen vit<e <cterna>. Alleluia. V. He that fol-
loweth me, walketh not in darkness, but shall enjoy
the light of everlasting life. Alleluia.
After Septiiag. instead of Alleluia andV* is said
TRACT, Beatus, p. 465.
CEfoSptU Mutt. x. 26. 33 At that time-
Jems said to his disciples : Nothing is covered that
shall not be revealed, nor hid, that shall not bo
known. That which I tell you in the dark, speak
ye in the light ; and that which you hear in the ear,
preach ye upon the house tops. And fear ye not
them that kill the body, and are not able to kill the
soul ; but rather fear him that can destroy both soul
and body into hell. Are not two sparrows sold for
a farthing: and not one of them shall fall to the
ground without your Father. But the very hairs of
your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore :
better are you than many sparrows. Every one
therefore that shall confess me before men, I will
also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
OFFERT. Ps. x. Thou hast set on his head, O
Lord, a crown of precious stones : he asked of thee
life, and thou didst grant him it. Alleluia.
SECRET. May our devotion, O Lord, be ac-
ceptable in thy sij>ht; and may his intercession on
whose fcsiiviil we pay it, make it available to ou-r
salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Let him who serveth me, follow me;
and where I am, there also shall my servants be.
P. COMM. JR$fecff.-.-Bfeing fed by the panicipa*
R r
47 MASS V. PROTBXISTI,
tion of thy sacred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our
God, that we may feel the efficacy thereof, by the
intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr, whose feast
we celebrate.* Thro'.
MASS V. Protexisti, of a MARTYR in
PASCHAL TIME.
1NTROIT. Ps. Ixii.
T^HOU hast protected TJRotexisti me, Deus,
* me, O God, from Jt a conventu malig-
the assembly of the wick, nantium, Alleluia: a
ed, Alleluia: from the multitudine operantium
multitude of those who iniquitatem. Allel. Allel.
work iniquity. Alleluia. Ps. Exaudi, Deus, oca-
Allel. Ps. Hear me, O tionem meam, cum de-
my God, when I pray; precor: a timore inimici
deliver my soul from the eripe animam meam.
fear of the enemy. F.Gloria.
V. Glory.
COLLECT. Infirmitatcm. Of a M, and Bp.
Have regard, O Almighty God, to our weakness,
and, as we sink under the weight of our doings, let
the glorious intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr
and Bishop, be a protection to us. Thro'.
Another. Deus, qui. -OGod, who by the yearly
solemnity of blessed N. thy Martyr and Bishop, re-
joicest the hearts of thy faithful, mercifully grant
that we, who celebrate his martyrdom, may enjoy
his protection. Thro'.
COLLECT. Prasta.~Qf a Martyr not a Bp.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that
we who celebrate the festival of blessed N. thy
Martyr, may by his intercession, be strengthened in
the love of thy name. Thro'.
Another* Prxsta qu&sumus.--- Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that by the intercession of
blessed N. thy Martyr, we may be delivered from
OF A MARTYR IN PASCHAL TIME. 47*
ll temporal adversities, and our hearts be cleansed
from all evil thoughts. Thro'.
LESSON. Wisd. v . i. 5. The just shall stand
with great constancy against those that have afflicted
them, and taken away their labours. These seeing
it shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be
amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected saU
vation, saying within themselves, repenting and
groaning for anguish of spirit ; These are they whom
we had some time in derision, and for a parable of
reproach. We fools esteemed their lives madness,
and their end without honour. Behold how they
are numbered among the children of God, and their
lot is among the saints.
Instead of the foregoing Lesson, the EPISTLE,
2 Tim. ii. p. 468, is occasionally read.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The heavens, O Lord,
shall declare thy wonders, and thy truth also in the
assembly of the saints. Alleluia* V- PosuistiDomine,
super caput tjus coronam, de lapide pretioso. Alleluia.
V. Thou hast set upon his head, O Lord, a crown
ofjewels. Alleluia.
dD00p0l. John xv. i. 7, At that time : Jesus
said to /us disciples ; 1 am the true vine ; and my
Vather is the husbandman. Every branch in me,
that beareth not fruit, he will take away : and every
one that beareth fruit he will purge it, that it may
bring forth more fruit. Now you are clean by rea-
son of the word which I have spoken to you. Abide
in me, and I in you* As the branch cannot bear
fruit of itself, unless it abide in the vine, so neither
can you, unless you abide in me. I am the vine ;
you the branches : he that abideth in me, and Hu
him, the same beareth much fruit : for without me
you can do nothing. If any one abide not in me,
he shall be cast forth as a branch, and shall wither,
and they shall gather him up, and cast him into the
R r a
47* MASS V. PROTEXISTf, &C.
fire, and he burneth. If you abide in me, and my
word abide in you, you shall ask whatever you will,
and it shall be done unte you.
OFFERlVPs. Ixxxviii. The heavens shall declare
thy wonders, O Lord, and thy truth in the assembly
of the saints. Alleluia, Alleluia.
SECRET. Of a Martyr and a B p. Mercifully re-
ceive, O Lord, the offerings dedicated to thee by
the merits of blessed N. thy Martyr and Bishop, and
grant they may be a continual support to us. Thro 1 .
Another. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings conse-
crated to thee : and, being appeased thereby, mer-
cifully look upon us by the intercession of blessed N.
thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro'.
SECRET. Of a Martyr not a Bp Receive, O
Lord, we beseech thee, our offerings and prayers:
purify us by those heavenly mysteries, and mercifully
hear us. Thro'.
Another. May our devotion, O Lord, be accept-
able in thy sight j and may his intercession, on
whose festival we pay it, make it available to our
salvation. Thro*.
COMM. Ps. Ixiii. The just man shall rejoice
in the Lord, and hope in him : and all the upright
of heart shall receive praise. Alleluia, Alleluia.
P. COMM. Refecti.Ofa Martyr and Bishop.
Being fed by the participation of thy sacred gifts, we
beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may feel
the efficacy thereof by the intercession of blessed N.
thy Martyr and Bishop. Thro'.
Another. H<zc nos Communio. -- May this com-
munion, O Lord, cleanse us from sin, and by the
intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr and Bishop,
make us effectually partakers of this heavenly re-
medy. Thro'.
P.COMM. Da, gu<esumu*.~0fa Martyr notaftp.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that
MASS VI. STATUIT TUI, &C. 473
as we rejoice on the feasts of thy saints in this life*
so we may enjoy their sight for ever in that which is
to come. Thro.'
Another. Iteficti. Being fed by the participation
of thy sacred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our
God, that we may feel the efficacy thereof, by the
intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr. Thro'.
MASS VI. Sanctitui, o/MANY MARTYRS.
1NTROIT. jP,v. cxliv.
nTlY saints, O Lord, O ANCTI tui, Domine,
shall bless thee j arid benedicent te ; glo-
publish the glory of thy riam regni tui dicent,
kingdom, Alleluia, Allel. Alleluia, Alleluia.
Pa. I will extol thee, O Ps. Exaltabo te, Deus,
God, my king ; and bless meus rex ; et benedicam
thy name for ever. nomini tno in sxculum
V. Glory. sseculi. F. Gloria.
COLLECT. Beatorum..Of Martyrs and Bps.
We beseech thee, O Lord, that the solemnity of the
blessed Martyrs and Bishops N. and N. may be a
protection to us, and their venerable prayers recom-
mend us to thy mercy. Thro*.
COLLECT. Dcus 9 qui Of Martyrs only.
O God, by whose favour we celebrate the festival
of thy holy Martyrs N. and N. grant we may enjoy
their fellowship in eternal bliss. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Peter i. 3. 7 . Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according
to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively
hope, hy the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead, unto an inheritance uncorruptible and unde-
filed, and that cannot fade, reserved in heaven for
you, who by the power of God are kept by faith
unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time*
\Vherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must
be tor a little time made sorrowful in divers tempta*
lions j that the trial of your faith, (much more pre
lit
474 MASS VI. SANCT1 TUI, &C,
clous than gold which Is tried by the fire) may be
found unto praise, and glory, and honour, at the ap-
pearing of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Thy saints, O Lord, shall
flourish like the lily : and as the sweet perfume of
balsam shall they be before thee. Alleluia. V.
Pretiosa in conspectu Domini mors sanctorum ejus.
Alleluia. Alleluia. V. Precious in the sight of God
is the death of his saints. Alleluia.
John xv. 5. 1 1. At that time : Jems
said to his disciples : I am the vine, you the branches :
he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bear-
eth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing.
If any one abide not in me, he shall be cast forth as
a branch, and shall wither, and they shall gather him
up, and cast him into the fire, and he burneth. If
you abide in me, and my word abide in you, you
shall ask whatever you will, and it shall be done un-
to you. In this is my Father glorified ; that you bring
forth very much fruit, and become my disciples.
As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you.
Abide in my love. If you keep my commandments,
you shall abide in my love ; as 1 also have kept rny
Father's commandments, and do abide in his love.
These things have I spoken to you, that my joy may
be in you, and your joy may be filled.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxi. Rejoice in the Lord, and
be transported with joy, O ye just; and glory in, him
all ye upright of heart. Alleluia, Alleluia.
SECRET. Of Martyrs and Bishops Attend, O
Lord, to our earnest prayers, which we put up in
memory of thy saints : and since we trust not in our
own righteousness, may we be helped by the merits
of those, who were well- pi easing to thee. Thro'.
SECRET. O/ Martyrs not Bps.We bring thee,
O Lord, the offerings of our devotions; and may
they be acceptable to thee in honour of thy saints,
and available to our salvation. Thro*.
MASS VII. INTRET, &C. 475
COMM. Ps. xxxii.- Rejoice in the Lord, O ye
just, Alleluia: praise becometh the upright. Allel.
P. COMM. Qutfsumus Of Martyrs and Bps.-
Being filled with thy saving mysteries, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that we may be helped by their inter-
cession, whose festival we celebrate. Thro*.
P. COMM. Prwta nobi$.~Of Martyrs not Bps.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, by the intercession
of thy holy Martyrs N. and N. that what we have
taken with our mouths, we may receive with a pure
soul. Thro*.
MASSVIL Intret, of MANY MARTYRS.
INTRO1T. P*. Ixxviii.
LET the groans of T NT RET in conspectu
those who are in A tuo, Domine, gemi-
fetters, ascend to thee, O tus compeditorum : red-
Lord : render to our de vicinis nostns septu-
neighbours sevenfold in plum in sinu eorum :
their bosom : avenge the vindica sanguinem sane-
blood of thy saints which torum tuorum, qui effu*
hath been spilt. sus est.
Ps. O God, the Gen- Ps. pens, venerunt
tiles have entered thine Gentes in haereditatem
inheritance; they have tuam : polluerunt tern-
polluted thy holy tern- plum sanctum tuum: po-
pie; and made Jerusa- suerunt Jerusalem in po-
lem a store- house for ap- morum custodiam.
pies. V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Bcatorum.We beseech thee, O
Lord, that the solemnity of thy blessed Martyrs and
Bishops N. and N. may be a protection to us, and
their venerable prayers recommend us to thy mercy.
Thro'.
LESSON. Wisd. iii. 8.- The souls of the just are
in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall
not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they
seemed to die; and their departure was taken ior
4?6 MASS VII. INTRET, &C.
misery; and their going away from us/for utter de-
struction : but they are in peace. And though in
the sight of men they suffer torments, their hope is
full of immortality. Afflicted in few things, in ma.
ny they shall be well rewarded; because God tried
them, and found them worthy of himself. As gold
in the furnace he hath proved them, and as a victim
of a holocaust he hath received them, and in time
there shall be respect had to them. The just shall
shine, and run to and fro, like sparks among the
reeds. They shall judge nations, and rule over peo-
ple, and their Lord shall reign for ever.
GRAD. Exod. xv, God is glorious in his saints,
wonderful in his Majesty, and miraculous in his
works, V. Thy right hand, O Lord, hath gloriously
displayed its strength ; thy right hand hath defeated
thy enemies. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Corpora sanc-
torum in pace sepulta sunt ; et noniina eorum vivent
in generations et generationem. Alleluia. V. The
bodies of the saints are buried in peace ; and their
names shall live for ever and ever. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. Ps. cxxv. (ui seminant in lacrymis, in
exult at ione metent. They who sow in tears, shall
reap in joy. V. They went on weeping, and cast
their seed. F. But at their return they shall come
with joy, bearing the fruit of their labours.
(1600p0U Luke xxi. 9. 19. At that time : Jcsu s
said to his disciples : When you shall hear of war 3
and seditions, be not terrified j these things must
first come to pass, but the end is not yet presently.
Then he said to them : Nation shall rise against na-
tion, and kingdom against kingdom. And there
shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and pesti-
lences, and famines, and terrors from heaven, and
there shall be great signs. But before all these things
they will lay their hands on you : and persecute you,
delivering you up to the synagogues and into prU
MASS VIII. SAPIENTIAM, &C. 477
sons, dragging you before kings and governors for
my name's sake. And it shall happen unto you for a
testimony. Lay it up therefore in your hearts, not
to meditate before how you shall answer. For I
will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your
adversaries shall not be able to resist or gainsay.
And you shall be betrayed by your parents, and bre-
thren, and kinsmen, and friends: and some of you
they will put to death. And you shall be hated by
all men tor my name's sake: but a hair of your
head shall not perish, in your patience you shall
possess your souls.
OFFERT. Ps. Ixv. God is wonderful in his
saints : the God of Israel himself will give power and
strength to his people; blessed be God. Alleluia.
SECRET. Attend, O Lord, to our earnest pray-
ers, which we put up in memory of thy saints; and
since we trust not in our own righteousness, may we
be helped by the merits of those, who were well-
pleasing to thee. Thro.'
COMM. Wisd. iii. Though they suffered tor-
ments in the sight of men, God only tried them;
like gold in the furnace he proved them, and like aa
holocaust he accepted them.
P. COMM. Qn*utmv$ Being filled with thy
saving mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we
may be helped by their intercession, whose festivals
we celebrate. Thro'.
MASS VIII. Sapiemiam, of the same.
1NTROIT. Ecclcs. xliv.
T ET nations relate the C Apientiam sanctorum
*^ wisdom of the saints; ^ narrent populi; et
and the Church publish laudes eorum nuntietEc-
their praises. Their names clesia. Nomiua eorum
shall live for ever. P$. viventin sseculumsseculi.
Rejoice in the Lord, ye Ps. Exultate justi ia,
47^ MASS VIII. SAPIENT1AM, &O
just: His praise becom- Domino: rectos decet
eth the righteous. collaudatio.
F. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, qui nos. O God, by whose
favour we celebrate the festival of thy holy Martyrs
N. and N. ^rant that we may enjoy their fellowship
in eternal bliss. Thro'.
LESSON. Wisd. v. The just shall live for ever- ,
more, and their reward is with the Lord, and the
care of them with the Most High. Therefore shall
they receive a kingdom of glory, and a crown of
beauty at the hand of the Lord: for with his right
hand he will cover them, and with his holy arm will
he defend them. His zeal will take its armour, and he
\vill arm the creature for the revenge of his enemies.
He will put on justice as a breast- plate, and will take
equity for an invincible shield.
GRADUAL. Ps, cxxxiii. Our soul, like a spar-
row, hath escaped the hunter's snare. V. The snare
is broke, and we are at liberty: our help is in the
name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Allel. Allel. V. Ps. Ixvii. Justi epulentur et exul-
tent in conspectu Dei, ct delectentur in tetitia. Allel.
V. Let the just feast and rejoice in the presence of
God; and be delighted in gladness. Alleluia.
After Septuag. imtead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT, Qui seminant, p. 476.
<E00ptl+ Luke vi. 17. 23.^ that time\ Jesus
going down from the mountain, stood in a plain
place, and the company of his disciples, and a very
great multitude of people from all Judea and Jeru-
salem, and the sea coast both of Tyre and Sidon, who
were come to hear him, and to be healed of their
diseases. And they that were troubled with unclean
spirits, were cured. And all the multitude sought
to touch him, for virtue went of him, and healed all.
And he, lifting up his eyes on his disciples, said;
MASS IX. SALUS AUTEM, &C. 479
Blessed are the poor ; for yours is the kingdom of
God. Blessed are ye that hunger now; for you
shall be tilled. Blessed are ye that weep now j for
you shall laugh. Blessed shall you be when men
shall hate you, and when they shall separate from
you, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name
as evil, for the Son of Man's sake. Be glad in that
day, and rejoice : for behold, your reward is great
in heaven.
OFFERT. Ps. cxlviii. The saints shall rejoice
in glory: they shall be joyful on their couches: the
praises of God shall be in their mouths. Alleluia.
SECRET. We bring thee, O Lord, the offerings
of our devotion; and may they be acceptable to
thee in honour of thy saints, and, by thy mercy,
available to our salvation. Thro .
COMM. Lukex\\. But 1 say to you, my friends;
fear not those who persecute you.
P. COMM. Prasta. - Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, by the intercession of thy holy Martyrs N.
and N. that what we have taken with our mouths,
we may receive .with a pure soul. Thro'.
MASS IX. Salus autem, of the same.
1NTROIT. Ps.ixxxvi.
THE salvation of the OAlus autem justorum
just is from the O a Domino; et pro-
Lord: and he is their tector eorum est in tern-
protector in the time of pore tribulationis. Ps.
distress. Ps Emulate not Noli aemulari in malig-
the doers of evil; nor namibus; neque zelave-
envy them that work ini- ris facientes iniquitaterru
quity V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, yw*. O God, who, by the
yearly solemnity of thy holy Martyrs N. and N. com-
fortest us thy people; mercifully grant, that, as we
rejoice at their merits, we may likewise be encou-
raged by iheir examples. Thro*.
480 MASS IX. SALUS AUTEM, &C.
EPISTLE. Heb. x. 32. 3 8..~BrefAri; Call to
mind the former days, wherein, being illuminated,
you endured a great fight of afflictions. And on the
one hand indeed, by reproaches and tribulations
were made a gazing-stock; and on the other, be-
come companions of them that were used in such
sort. For you both had compassion on them that
were in bands, and took with joy the being stripped
of your own goods, knowing that you have a better
and a tasting substance. Do not therefore lose your
confidence, which hath a great reward. For patience
is necessary to you 5 that doing the will of God, you
may receive the promise. For yet a little and a ve-
ry little while, and he that is to come, will come, and
will not delay. But my just man liveth by faith.
GRAD. Ps. xxxiii. The just cried out, and the
Lord heard them, and delivered them from tribula-
tions. V. The Lord is near to those who are afflict-
ed in spirit; and he will save the humble of heart.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Te martyrum candidakus lau*
dat cxercituSjDomine. Alleluia. V. The white- robed
army of Martyrs praise thee, O Lord. Alleluia.
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TRACT, Qui seminant, p. 476.
C5opU Matt. xxiv. 3. 14 At that time:
As Jesus was sitting on mount Olivet, the disciples
came to him privately, saying: Tell us when these
things shall be? and what shall be the signs of thy
coming, and of the consummation of the world?
And Jesns answering said to them : Take heed that
no man seduce you : for many w r ill come in my
name, saying: I am Christ: and they will seduce
many. And you shall hear of wars, and rumours of
wars. See that ye be not troubled. For these things
must come to pass, but the end is not come. For
nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom ; and there shall be pestilence, and famine,
aad earthquakes in places: ngw ail these are the be.
OF A CONFESSOR AND BISHOP. 4^1
ginning of sorrows. Then shall they deliver you up
to be afflicted, and shall put you to death : and you
shall be hated by all nations for my name's sake.
And then shall many be scandalized; and shall be-
tray one another: and shall hate one another And
many false prophets shall rise, and seduce many.
And because iniquity hath abounded-, the chanty of
many shall grow cold. But he that shall persevere
to the end shall be saved.
OFFERT. Wisd. iii.---The souls of the just are in
the hands of God, and the torments of malice shall
not touch them. To the eyes of the foolish they
seemed to die: but they are in peace Alleluia.
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech
thee, by the offerings we have made; and defend us
from all dangers, by the intercession of thy holy
Martyrs N, and N. Thro 1 .
CO MM. What I say to you in the dark, speak
you in the light, saith the Lord : and what is whis-
pered you in the ear, preach yon on the house-tops.
P. COMM. JIfi-c r/.(h\ May this communion, O
Lord, purify us from sin, and, by the intercession of
thy holy Martvrs N. and N. make us partakers 0f
the joys of heaven. Thro'.
MASS X.* Statuit, of a CONFESSOR and RP>
Exclusive of those degrees of Confessors who have glo-
t rifted Jesus Christ, as well by their sufferings for
religion, as by the purity of their lives, (such as Bislwps,
PricjtS) Doctors of the Church, Monks and folitarie>) 9 there
were also others, of various /ecular conditions, who passed
through life without being attached to the things of the
world. Despising whatever is transitory, they ded
themselves to God; r.nd mortifying their bodies by a ri-
gorous penance, obtained so absolute a conquest over their
own will, as t.o suffer a kind of martyrdom. Let us there-
fore beseech God on their several festivals, that he would
enable us to follow their example.
482 MASS X.* STATUIT,
1NTRO1T, as in Mass I. p. 461.
COLLECT. D</, giHtsumus.. -Grant, we beseech
thee, Almighty God, that the venerable solem-
nity of blessed N. thy Confessor and Bishop, may
improve our devotion, and strengthen in us the hopes
of salvation. Thro'.
LESSON. Eccles. xliv. and xlv Behold a great
priest, who in his time pleased God, and was found
just: and in the time of wrath became an atone-
ment. There were nne found like him in observ-
ing the law of the Most High. Therefore, by an
oath, did the Lord make him great amongst his peo-
ple. He gave him the blessing of all nations, and
established his covenant on his head. He acknow-
ledged him in his blessings: lie stored up his mercy
for him: and he found favour in the eyes of the Lord.
(Chap, xlv.) He exalted him in the sight of kings r
and gave him a crown of glory. He made with him
an eternal covenant: and bestowed on him a great
priesthood: and rendered him blessed in glory. To
perform, the priestly office, to sing praises to the
name of God j and to offer him precious incense
for an odour of sweetness.
GRAI). Ecclts. xliv Behold a great prelate,
who in his days pleased God. V. 1 here was none
found like him in keeping the law of the Most High.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Tu cs sacerdos in a tern urn
jecu,ndu?n urdinc.ni Mtlchisedech. Alleluia. V. Thou
art a priest fwr ever, according to the order of Mel-
chisedech. Alleluia.
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(!>Q0ptL Matt. -xxv. 14, 23. At that time :
Jesus spokt this parable to his disciples : A man going
into a far country, called his servants, and delivered
to thftn his goods. And to one he gave five talents,
arid to another two, and to another one, to every one
according to His proper ability ; and immediately he
OF A CONFESSOR AND BISHOP. 483
took his journey. And he that had received the five
talents went his way and traded with the same, and
gained other tive. And in, like manner he that had
received the two, gained other two. But he that
had received the one, going his way digged into the
earth, and hid his* lord's money. But after a long
time the lord ot" those servants came, and reckoned
with them. And he that had received the tive ta-
lents coming, brought other five talents, saying:
Lord, thou didst deliver to me five talents, behold
1 have gained other five over and above. His lord
said to him; Well done good and faithful servant,
because thou hast been faithful over a few things, I
will place thee over many things : enter thou into
the joy of thy lord. And he also that had received
the two talents came and said : Lord, thou deli-
veretlst two talents to me: behold 1 have gained
other two. His lord said to him : Well done good
and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful
over a few things, I will place thee over many things :
enter thou into the joy ot thy lord.
OFFERT. Ps. 88. I have found David, my ser-
vant; with my holy oil have i anointed him My
hand shall help him, and my arm shall strengthen
him.
SECRET. May thy saints, O Lord, we beseech
thee, cause joy to all thy peop.le: that while we
celebrate their merits, we may experience their pa-
tronage. Thro'.
COMM. Luke xii. This is the faithful and pru-
dent servant, whom the Lord placed over h s family,
to give them in due season their measure of wheat.
P. COMM. Pr<K/a. Grant, we beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that while we return thee thanks
for what we have partaken of, we may, by the in-
tercession of blessed N. thy Contossor and" Bishop,
receive still greater favours. Thro'.
Ss a
MASS XL Sacerdoles tui, of the same.
INTROIT. Ps. cxxxi.
F ET thy priests put on G Acerdoies tui,Domine,
J t justice, and thy saints ^ induatitur justitium,
rejoice, O Lord. For the et sancti tui exuitent.
sake of David thy ser- Propter David servum
vant, turn not away the tmim, non avertas faciem
face of thine anointed, Christi tui.
Pa. Remember David, O Ps. Memento, Domine,
Lord, and all his meek- David, et omnis mausue-
ness. F. Glory. tudinisejus. F. Gloria*
COLLECT. JE,md Hear, 6 Lord, we be-
seech thee, the prayers we offer on this solemnity
of blessed N thy Confessor and Bishop; and by his
intercession, who worthily served thee, deliver us
from all our sins. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Heb.vi\. 23, 27. Brethren-. Thjere
vteie for merit/ many high priests successively ; because
by reason of death they were not suffered to conti-
nue. But Jesus, for that he continueth for ever, hath
an everlasting priesthood. Whereby he is able also
to save for ever them that come to God by him : al-
ways living to make intercession for us. For it was
fitting that we should have such a high priest, holy,
innocent, undefiled, separated from sinner?, and
made higher than the heavens; who needeth not
daily (as the other priests) to offer sacrifices first for
his own sins, and then for the people's : for this Je-
sus our Lord did once in offering himself.
GRAD. Ps. cxxx.---l will clothe her priests with
salvation, and her saints shall rejoice exceedingly.
F. There will I shew the power of David: I have
prepared a lamp for my anointed one. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Juravil Dominus, et non pccnitcblt eum ;
Tu es sacerdos in atcrnum secunduw ordinejn Melcki*
sedech* Alleluia. V. The Lord hath sworn, and
will not repent: ihou art a priest for ever according
to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia*
MASS XII. IN MEDIO, &C. 4&$
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CSOSptU Matt. xxiv. 42.47. At that time'
Jesus said to fiis disciples : Watch ye therefore, because
ye know not the hour your Lord will come. But
this know ye, that if the good man of the house
knew at what hour the tine.t would come, he would
certainly watch, and would not sutler his house to
be broke open. Wherefore be ye also ready, because
at what hour you know not, the Son of man will
come. Who thmkest tliou is a faithful and wise
servant, whom his lord has appointed over his fami-
ly, to give them meat in season ? * Blessed is that
servant, whom when his lord shall come, he shall
finvi so doing. Amen, J say to you, he shall place
him over all his goods f
OFFERT. My iruth and my mercy are witli him,
and in my name, his power shall be exalted.
SECRET. May the annual solemnity, we beseech
thee, O Lord, of holy N. thj Confessor and Bishop,
render us acceptable to thy mercy ; that, by this sa-
crifice of propitiation, he may both receive a happy
reward, and obtain for us the gifts of thy mercy.
Thro'.
OOMM. * Blessed, &c. as above, from * to f .
P. COMM. JJcus /Ltclium. O God, the reward-
er of faithful souls, grant that we may obtain for-
giveness by the prayers of blessed N. thy Confessor
and Bishop, whose venerable feast we celebrate.
Thro'.
MASS XII. in medio, of DOCTORS.
INTROiT. Ecclet.xv.
HE opened his mouth f N medio Ecclesix ape-
in the midst of the Jl ruit os eJMs, et ini-
C'hurch, and the Lord plevit eu;n Dominus spi.
filled him with the spirit ritu sapientiic et inteU
4-86 MASS XII. IN MEDIO,
of wisdom: he clad him leclus: stolam gloriseirv
with a robe of glory, duiteum.
Pi 1 . It is good to praise the Ps. Bonum est confiteri
Lord, and sing to thy Domino, et psallere no-
name, O thou the Most mini tuo, Altissime 1
High ! F. Glory. F, Gloria.
COLLECT. Deus, qui.~.Q God, who didst give
blessed N. to thy people for a minister of eternal sal-
ration ; grant, we beseech thee, that he who was
the instructer of our life here on earth, may become
our intercessor in heaven. Thro*.
LESSON. 2 Tim. iv. 2, 8. ..Most dearly beloved;
I charge thee before God and Jesus Christ, who shall
judge the living and the dead, by his coming, and
his kingdom: preach the word; be instant in sea-
son, out of season; reprove, entreat, rebuke, in all
patience and doctrine. For there shall be a time,
when they will not endure sound doctrine : but ac-
cording to their own desires they will heap to them-
selves teachers, having itching ears. And will in-
deed turn away their hearing from the truth, but
will be turned into fables. But be thou vigilant,
labour in all things, do the work of an evangelist,
fulfil thy ministry. Be sober. For 1 am even now
ready to be sacrificed ; and the time of my disso-
lution is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I
have finished my course, J have kept the faith. As
to the rest, there is laid up for me a crown of jus-
tice, which the Lord, the just judge, will render to
me in that day : and not only to me, but to them
also who love his coming.
GRAD. Ps xxxvi. The mouth of the just shall
utter wisdom: and his tongue speak judgment, F%
The law of God is in his heart: and his feet shall
not be moved. Alleluia, Alleluia, V. Amavit eum
f j)ominus 9 et ornamt eum ; stolam glori& indult eum.
V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him, and hath
cloathed him with a robe of glory.
OF DOCTORS, *$7
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TRACT, Beatus, p. 465.
(BOjSpCl* Matt, v. 13. 19- At that timei
Jesus said to his disciples ; You are the salt of the
earth But if the salt lose its savour, wherewiU
shall it be salted ? It is good for nothing any more
but to be cast out, and to be trodden on by men.
You are the light of the world. A city seated on a
mountain cannot be hid. Neither do men light a
candle and put it under a bushel, but upon a candle-
stick, that it may shine to all that are in the house,
So let your light shine before men, that they may
see your good works, and glorify your Father who is
in heaven. Do not think that 1 am come to destroy
the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy,
but to fulfil. For, amen I say to you, till heaven
and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall not pass of
the law till all be fulfilled. He therefore that shall
break one of the least of these commandments, and
shall so teach men, shall be the least in the kingdom
of heaven. But he that shall do and teach, he shall
be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
OFFERT. Ps xc. The just man shall flourish
like ihe palm-tree: he shall thrive like the cedar of
Li ban us.
SECRET. Let the pious prayers of thy holy ser.
vant N. never be wanting to us, O Lord : that they
may make our offerings acceptable to dice, and al-
ways obtain for us thy pardon. Thro .
CO MM. Luke xii. This is the faithful and pru-
dent servant, whom the Lord placed over his family,
to give them their measure of wheat in due season.
P. COMM. Vt /iutos..--Let blessed N. O Lord,
thy Confessor and great Doctor, become our advo-
cate, that this thy holy sacrifice may procure our
salvation. Thro'.
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MASS XML Os justi, of a CONFESSOR not a UP
1NTROIT. Ps. xxxvi.
^IPI-IE mouth of the \$ justi nieditabitur
JL just man'shall utter \J sapientiam, et I'm.
wisdom, and his tongue gua ejus loquetur judici-
speak judgment; the law um : lex "Dei ejus in cor-
of his God is in his heart, de ipsius. Ps, Noli aemu-
Ps.Emulate not the wick- lari in mali^nantibus :
ed, nor envy those who neque zelaveris facientes
work iniquity. V. Glory, iniquitatem. F Glory.
COLLECT. Dens quL O God, who com for test
us by the yearly solemnity of blessed N thy Confes.
sor ; mercifully grant, that while we celebrate his
festival, we may imitate his actions. Thro'.
LESSON. Eccl. xxxi 8, 1 1. Blessed is the man
that is found without blemish; and that hath not
gone afier gold, nor put his trust in money nor in
treasures. Who is he, and we will praise him, for
he hath done wonderful things in his life. Who hath
been tried thereby, and made perfect, he shall have
glory everlasting. He that could have transgressed,
and hath not transgressed : and could do evil things,
and hath not done them. Therefore are his goods
established in the Lord, and all the church of the
saints shall declare his alms.
GRAD. Ps. xcL The just man shall flourish
like the palm tree: he shall thrive like the cedar of
Li ban us in the house of the Lord. V. To publish
thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth by night:
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Beat us vir gui sufei't tenta-
tione//i 9 (/uoniam cum probatus fuei'it, accipiet^coronafti
Tit<i. Alleluia* V. Blessed i* the man that suffers
temptation; for when he has been tried, he shall
receive a crown of life. Alleluia.
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'(K500p0L l.nke xii. 35, 4^- At that time:
Jesus said to his lUtfiples : Let } our loins be girt, and
MASS XIV. JUSTUS UT PALMA, &C. 48?
lamps burning in your hands, and be you yourselves
like to men who wait lor their lord, when he shall
return from the wedding; that when he cpmeUi
and knocketh, they may open to him immediately.
Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord, when
comtth, shall find watching Amen, 1 say to you,
that he will gird himself; and make them sit down
to meat, and passing will minister unto them. And
if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the
third watch, and find them so, blessed are those ser-
vants. But this know ye, that if the householder did
know at what hour the thief would come, he would
surely watch, and would not suffer his house to be
broke open. Be you then also ready : for at what
hour yon think not, the Son of man will come.
OFFERTORY. Pa. ixxxv'iii. My truth and my
mercy are with him: and in my name shall his
power be exalted.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, in honour of
thy saints, a sacrifice of praise, by which we hope to
be delivered from all present and future evils. Thro'.
COMMUNION. Matt, xxiv.~ Blessed is the ser-
vant whom the Lord, when he cometh, shall find
watching. Amen, 1 say to you, he shall set him
over all he hath.
P. COMM. Refect L Being refreshed, O Lord,
with this heavenly meat and drink, we humbly be-
seech thee, that we may be assisted by his prayers,
on whose feast we have received these sacred myste-
ries. Thro 1 .
MASS XIV. Justus ut palma, of the same*
1NTRO1T. Ps-xci.
>pI-IE just shall flourish 1 USTUS ut palma flo.
** like the palm-tree : *J rebit : sicut ceirus
he shall thrive like the Libani multiplicabitur:
cedar of Ubanus : being plantatus hi domo Do-
49 ' MASS XIV. JUSTUS UT PALMA, &C.
planted in the house of mini, iu atriis domus
the Lord, in the courts Dei nostrr.
of the house of our God. Ps. Bonum est confi-
Ps. It is good to praise teri Domino: et psal-
the Lord, and to sing to lere no mini tuo Altis-
thy name, O thou the sime !
Most High ! V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Adesto. -Attend, O Lord, to the
humble prayers we present to thee on the solemnity
of blessed N. thy Confessor; that we, who have no
confidence in our own righteousness, may be helped
by his prayers, who was so pleasing to thee. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i Cor. iv. 9, 14. Brethren: We are
rriade a spectacle to the -world, and to angels and to
men. We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are
wise in Christ ; we are weak, but you are strong:
you are honourable, but we without honour. Even
unto this hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are
naked, and are buffeted, and have no fixed abode,
and we labour working with our own hands: we
are reviled, and we bless : we are persecuted, and
we suffer it. We are blasphemed, and we entreat:
We are made as the refuse of this world, the offscour-
ing of all, even until now. I write not these things
to confound you ; but I admonish you as my dear-
est children, in Christ Jesus OUT Lord.
GRAD. Ps. xxxvi* The mouth of the just man
shall utter wisdom, and his tongue shall speak judg-
ment. The 'aw of God is in his heart, and his feet
shall not be moved. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Beatiis
vir qui timet Dominum ; in mandatis ejus cupit nimis.
AlleL V. Blessed is the man that fears the Lord ;
he delights in his commandments. Alleluia.
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CB00pCU Luke xii. 32, 34. At that timei
Jesus said to his disciples : r ear not little flock, for
it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom.
MASS XV. * OS JUSTI, OF ABBOTS. 491
Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to your-
selves bags, which grow not old, a treasure in hea-
ven which faileth not: where no thief appeareth,
nor moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is,
there will your heart be also.
OFFERTORY. Ps. xx. The just, O Lord, shall
exult in thy power, and rejoice exceedingly thatthou
hast saved him; thou hast granted him his soul's desire.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty
God, that our humble offerings may be acceptable
to thee, for the honour of thy saints, and purify us
both in body and mind. Thro'.
COMM. Matt. xix. Amen, I say to you, that
you who have forsaken all things, and followed me,
shall receive an hundred-fold, and obtai eternal life.
P. COMM. Qud-sumns.-\Ve beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that, by the intercession of thy holy
Confessor N. the heavenly food we have received
may defend us from all adversity. Thro'.
MASS XV, * Os justi, of ABBOTS.
INTROIT, as in the XIII. Mass, p. 488.
COLLECT. Intcrccmo. May the intercession,
O Lerd, of the B. Abbot N, recommend us to thee ;
that what we cannot hope for through our own me-
rits, we may obtain by his prayers. Thro'.
LESSON. Hecks, xlv. i, 6. This saint was be.
loved of God and men : whose memory is in bene-
diction. He made him like the saints in glory, and
magnified him in the fear of his enemies. And with
his words he made prodigies to cease. He glorified
him in the sight of kings, and gave him command-
ments in the sight of his people, and shewed hi.n
his glory. He sanctified him in his faith and meek-
ness, and chose him out of all flesh. For he heard
him and his voice, and brought him into a cloud.
And he gave him commandments before his face,
and a law of life and instruction.
49 2 MASS XV. * OS JUSTI, OF ABBOTS.
GR AD. Ps xx, Lord, thou hast prevented him
with thy sweet blessings : thou hast set on his head a
crown of jewels. V. He asked life of thee, and thou
hast granted him length of days, for ever and ever.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Justus et paima florebit ; sicut
cednts Libani multiplicabitur. Alleluia* l\ The
just shall flourish like the palm-tree : he shall thrive
like the cedar of Libanus. Alleluia.
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dSO^peU Matt. xix. 27. 29 At that timt :
Peter said to Jems; Behold we have left all things,
and have followed thee: what therefore shall we
have? And Jesus said to them: Amen, I say to
you, that you who have followed me in the rege-
neration, when the Son of Man shall sit on the seat
of his majesty, you also shall sit on twelve seats,
judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one
that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or fa-
ther, or mother, or wife, or children, or land, for
my name's sake, shall receive an hundred fold, and
shall possess live everlasting.
OFFERT. Ps xx Thou hast granted him, O
Lord, his soul's des ; re, and hast not disappointed
him of what he asked. Thou.hast set on his head a
crown of jewels.
SECRET. May blessed N. the Abbot intercede
for us, O Lord, that the offerings we have laid on
thy nltn.rs, may avail us unto salvation. Thro'.
COMM. Luke xii. This is the fmhfnl and pru-
dent servant, whom the Lord placed over his family,
to give them their measure of wheat in due season.
P. COMM. Pr0fgaf.----May the receiving of
this sacrament, and the intercession of blessed N.
the Abbot, protect us, O Lord ; that we may both
copy after the virtues of his life, and experience the
help o( his intercession. Thro'.
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MASS XVI, Loqnebar, of a Virgin and Martyr.
WHATEVER objections human policy may urge
against the state of virginity, it is nevertheless per-
fectly agreeable to the Christian system. An incarnate
God recommends it by word and example : St. Paul be-
stows the greatest encomiums on it ; and in every age,
those who preserved their virginity were always esteemed
the noblest portion of the flock of Christ. On the festivals
therefore of these illustrious spouses of the Son of God, let
us beseech him to grant the grace of perseverance to all
such as by vow have voluntarily consecrated themselves to
his service in that perfect state, as well as for that purity of
soul, which is essentially necessary tor erery one t since
without it, no one can fee God.
1NTROIT. Ps. cxviii.
I Spake of thy law in T Oquebar de testimo-
the presence of kings, i j niis tuis in conspeo
and was not ashamed. I tu regum, et non confun-
meJitated on thy com- debar; et meditabar in
mandments, which I iov- mandatis tuis quce dilexi
ed exceedingly. Ps. Bles- nimis.
sed are the undefiled in Ps. Beat! immaculati
tbe way, who walk in the in via, qui ambulant in
law of the Lord. lege Domini.
V. Glory. K. Gloria.
COLLECT. Dens, qui. O God, who amongst
other miracles of thy power, hast bestowed the
crown of martyrdom even on the weaker sex: mer-
cifully grant that we, wbo solemnize the festival of
blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, may, by follow-
ing her example, come to thee. Thro'.
LESSON. Ecclcs. li. i. 8. I will give glory to
thee, O Lord, my king, and I will praise thee, O
God, my Saviour. 1 will give glory to thy name':
for thou hast been a helper and protector to me,
and hast preserved my body from destruction, from
the snare of an unjust tongue, and from the lips of
It
494 MASS XVf. LO.QUEBAR,
them that forge lies, and in the sight of them that
stood by, thou hast been my helper. And thou
bast delivered me, according to the multitude of the
mercy of thy name, from the roaring Horn, that
were ready to devour me. Out of the hands of them
that sought my life, and from the gates of afflictions,
which compassed me about; from the oppression
of the flame that surrounded me, and in the midst
of the fire t was not burnt. From the depth of the
belly of hell, and from an unclean tongue, and from
lying words, front an unjust king, and from a slan-
derous tongue: my soul shall praise the Lord even
to death, because thou succourest those that trust in
thee, and deliverest them from the hands of the
Gentiles, O Lord our God.
GRAD. Ps. xliv. Thou lovest righteousness,
and hatest iniquity. V. Therefore hath God thy
God, anointed thee with the oil of gladness. Alle-
luia, Alleluia. V. Adducent ur Regi Virgincs post
earn \ proximo tf/us ufferentar tibi in latitia. AlUtuia.
F Virgins shall be brought in her retinue to the
king : her relations shall be presented to thee with
joy. Alleluia.
After Septuag. inslead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. Ps. xliv. Veni spunsa C/trisli, ac.
eipc cvronam, c/iiam tibi Domhius prirparuvit in ater-
nutn: pro at jus amort sanguinem. tuum fudi&ti.
Come, spouse of Christ, receive the crown which
the Lord hath prepared for thee for ever : for whose
love thou didst shed thy blood. F, Thou lovedst
righteousness, and hatedst iniquity : therefore hath
God, thy God, anointed thee with the oil of glad,
ness in a more excellent manner than thy compani-
ons. F. In thy comeliness and beauty go on with
prosperity, and reign.
C500pCi- Matt. xxv. i. 13* At that time :
Jems spoke tQ hit disciples this parable : The king-
OP A VIRGIN AN1> MARTYR. 495
dom of heaven is like to ten virgins, who taking their
lamps went out to meet the bridegroom and the
bride. And five of them were foolish, and five wise.
But the five foolish, having taken their lamps,
did not take oil with them : but the wise took oil in
their vessels with the lamps. And the bridegroom
tarrying, they all slumbered and slept. And at mid.
night there was a cry made: Behold the bride-
groom cometh, go ye forth to meet him. Then all
those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And
the foolish said to the wise: Give us of your oil, for
our lamps are gone out* The wise answered, saying:
Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you,
go you rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
Now whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came :
and they that were ready, went in with him to the
marriage, and the door was shut. But at last came
also the other virgins, saying: Lord, Lord, open
to us. But he answered, saying : Amen, I say to
you, I know you not. Watch ye, therefore, because
you know not the day nor the hour.
OFFERT. Ps. xliv. Virgins shall be brought in
her retinue to the king: her relations shall be pre-
sented to thee with joy and gladness : they shall be
introduced into the temple to the Lord the King,
SECRET, Receive, O Lord, the offerings we
bring on the solemnity of B. N% thy V. and M % by
whose intercession we hope to be delivered. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. cxviii. Let the proud be con
founded for unjustly persecuting me: but 1 will keep
thy commandments and thy ordinances, that I my-
self may not be confounded.
P. COMM, Aujcilietitur. May the mysteries we
have received, O Lord, be a help to us, and, by
the intercession of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr,
cause us to enjoy her continual protection. Thro'.
.[ 496 3
MASS XV! [. Me expectaverunt, of the same.
1NTROLT. Ps. cxviii.
SINNERS have lain TV/I E expectaverunt
in wait for me to -LYJL peccatores, ut per-
destroyme: but 1 have derent me: testimonia
studied thy law, O Lord, tua, Domine, intellexi*
I have seen the end of Omnis consummationis
all perfection 3 but thy vidi finem : latum man-
law hath no end, Ps. datum tuum nimjs.
Blessed are the undefiled Ps. Bead immaculati
in the way, who walk in in via, qui ambulant in
the law of the Lord. lege Domine.
V. Glory. V. Gloria,
CpLLECT. Indulgentiam,Let blessed N. thy
Virgin and Martyr, O Lord, sue for our pardon ;
who by the purity of her life, and the profession of
thy virtue, was always pleasing to thee. Thro'.
LESSON. Eccles. li, 13. 17. O Lord, my God,
thou hast exalted my dwelling-place upon the earth,
and 1 have prayed for death to pass away, I called
upon the Lord the father of my Lord, that he would
not leave me in the day of my trouble, and in the
time of the proud, without help, i will praise thy
name continually, and will praise it with thanksgiv-
ing, and my prayer was heard. And thou hast
saved me from destruction, and hast delivered m
from the evil time. Therefore will I give thanks,
and praise thee, O Lord our God.
GRADUAL. Ps. xiv, God will assist her with
his favourable countenance : God is in the midst of
her, she shall not be moved. V. A swift-flowing
river, rejoiceth the city of God: the Most High
hath sanctified his tabernacle. Alleluia. V. H<cc
est Virgo sapiens, et una de numero.prudentium* Al-
leluia. F. This is a wise Virgin, and one of the
of the prudent. Alleluia,
OF MANY VV. AND MM. 497
Alter Septuag. instead o/'Alleluia and V is said
TRACT, Veni, p. 494.
d5oSpCl, Matt.xm. asitip.$ci*
Ol'T'RRT. Ps. xliv.-- -Grace is spread on thy lips,
therefore hath God blessed thee for ever.
SECRET, Mercifully receive, O Lord, the of-
ferings consecrated to thee, and by the merits of
blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, grant they may
be to us a continual support. Thro'.
COMM. P*. cxviii I have done what is just
and right, OLoru, let not the proud calumniate
me: I have walked upright in the ways of thy com-
mandments: L have hated every evil way.
P. COMM. Dhimmuneru Being plentifully
fed with thy divine gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord
our God, that by partaking of them thro' the inter-
o--Mon of blessed N. thy Virgin and Martyr, we may
obtain eternal life. Thio'.
MASS XVJIL* Loquebar, of many VV, and MM.
Alt as in //r XVI. Mass, p. 493, except
COLLECT. Da nobis. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord our God, that with a constant devo-
tion, we nvw celebrate the victories of thy holy
Virgins and Martyrs N. and N. that though we can-
not solemnize them as we ought, we may seek their
prayers with all due. humility. Thro'.
KPIS TLK, i Cor. vius in p 500.
SECRET. Look down, we beseech thee, O
Lord, on the offerings laid on thy altar on this feast
of thy holy Virgins and Martyrs N. and N- that as
hast bestowed glory on them by the sacred
Ties, so thou mayest grant us pardon. Thro'."
P. COMM. Prt&ta nouis Grant us, we beseech.
. O Lord, by the intercession of thy Virgins
> receive with a pure mind'what we
,ve with our mouths. Thro'.
'ft 3
[ 4 9 8 3
MASS XIX. Dilexisti, of a Virgin only.
1NTROIT. Is. xliv.
n^HOU hast loved jus- lP\Ilexisti justttiain et
* tice and hated iniqui- \J odisti iniquitaterp:
ty: therefore hath God, propterea unxit te Deus,
thy God, anointed thee Deus tuus, oleo laetitiae
\vith the oil of gladness, prse consortibus tuis.
above thy fellows. Ps. Ps. Eructavit cor
My heart hath uttered a meum verbum bonum :
good word : I refer my dico ego opera mea
works to the King. F. Regi.
Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Exaudi. Give ear to us, O God
our Saviour, that as we celebrate with joy the so.
lemity of blessed N- thy Virgin, so we may im-
prove in the affection of piety. Thro*.
EPISTLE. 2 Cor. x. 15. xi. i. 2. Brethren-*
Let him that glorieth, glory in the Lord: for not
he that commendeth himself, is approved : but he
whom God commendeth. (Chap, xi.) Would to
God you could bear with some little of my folly :
but do bear with me. For I am jealous of you with
the jealousy of God. For I have espoused you to
one husband, that I may present you as a chaste
virgin to Christ.
GRAD. Ps. xliv-- --In thy comeliness and beauty,
go on, proceed prosperously and reign. V. For
thy truth, meekness, and righteousness, shall thy
right hand also lead thee on wonderfully. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V* Adducent ur Regi Virgines post cam :
proximo ejus afferentur tibi in latitia. Alleluia.
V. Virgins shalf be brought in her retinue to the
King: her relations shall be presented to thee with
joy. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V- is said
TRACT. PJ. xliv. Audi 9 filia, et tldt 9 et iw,
A VIRGIN NOT A MAHTYR. 499
uurem tuum : quia concupivit Rtx spec tern tuam.
Hear, O daughtt r, see, and be attentive ; for the
King is taken with thy beauty. V. All the rich of
the people shall come with entreaties before thee :
the daughters of kings shall honour thee. V- Virgins
shall be brought in her retinue to the King; her re-
lations shall be presented to thee. V. They shall be
intreduced with joy and gladness; they shall be in-
troduced into the temple of the King.
d>0ptlj Matt. xxv. as in p. 494.
OFFERT. Ps. xlv. The daughters of kings
honour thee : the queen was on thy right hand in a
robe of gold, with a variety of other ornaments.
SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy
devout people, be acceptable to thee in honour of
thy saints: by whose merits they have experienced
help in their aittictions. Thro*.
COMM. Matt, xxv, The five wise virgins took
oil in their vessels with their lamps: and at midnight
there was a cry made; Behold! the bridegroom
eometh ; go ye out and meet Christ the Lord.
P. COMM. Sutiasti. -Thou hast fed, O Lord,
thy family with these sacred oblations : ever there-
fore comfort us with her intercession, whose feast
we celebrate. Thro'.
MASS XX. Vultum tuum, of the same.
1NTRO1T. Ps. xliv,
ALL the rich shall \7Ultnm tuum depre-
come before thee V cabuntur omnes
with entreaties: virgins divites plebis: adducen.
shall be brought in her tur Regi virgmes post
retinue to the king : her earn, pioximae ejus af-
relations shall be pre- ferentur tibi in laetitia et
senttd to thee in joy and exultatione.
gladness. jPj. My heart Ps. Eructavit cor me-
500 MASS xx. VULTUM TUUM,
hath uttered a good word: um verbum bonum : dix>
my works 1 refer to the c go opera mea Regi.
King. V. Glory. ' V. Gloria.
COLLECT. jraudi. Give ear to us, O God
our Saviour, that as we celebrate with joy the so-
lemnity of blessed N. thy Virgin, so we may im-
prove in the affection of piety. Thro'.
EPISTLE, i CV. vii. 25. 34. Brethren ; Con-
cerning virgins, I have no commandment of the
Lord : but I givt counsel, as having obtained mercy
of the Lord, to be faithful. I think therefore that
this is good for the present necessity, for a man so
to be. Art thou bound to a wife ? seek not to be
loosed- Art thou loosed from a wife? seek not a
wife. But if thou take a wife, thou hast not sinned.
And if a virgin marry, she hath not sinned: never-
theless, such shall have tribulation of the flesh. But
1 spare you. This therefore 1 say, brethren : the
time is short: it remaineth, that they also who have
wives, be as if they had none; and they that weep,
as though they wept not 5 and they that rejoice, as if
they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as though
they possessed not ; and they that use this world, as
if they used it not : for the fashion of this world pas*
seth away But I would have you to be without so-
licitude, He that is without a wife, is solicitous for
the tilings that belong to the Lord, how he may
please God. But he that is with a wife, i.s solicitous
for the things of the world, how he may please his
wife; and he is divided. And the unmarried woman
and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord :
that she may be hoiy both in body and spirit, in
Christ [esusour Lord.
GRAD. P.v. xliv. The King is taken with thy
beauty, for he is the Lord thy God. F. Hear, O
daughter, see and be attentive. Alleluia, Alleluia-
V. "j/tfc est Virgo sapiens, et una de. nutntro pruden-
ttum. Alleluia. V. Tills is a wise virgin, and one
of the number of the prudent. Alleluia,
OF A VIRGIN NOT A MARTYR. $OT
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT, Audijilia, p. 498.
(B00p0U Matt. xiii. 44. 52. At that time :
Jesus spake to his disciples this parable : The
kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hidden in
a field. Which a man having found, hid it, and for
joy thereof goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and
bnyeth thai field. Again the kingdom of heaven is
like to a merchant seeking good pearls. Who when
he had found one pearl of great price, went his way,
and sold all that he had, and bought it. Again the
kingdom of heaven is like to a net cast into the sea,
and gathering together all kinds of fishes. Which,
when it was filled, they drew out, and sitting by
the shore, they chose out the good into vessels, but
the bad they cast forth. So shall it be at the end of
the world. The angels shall go out, and shall se-
parate the wicked from among the just. And shall
cast them into the furnace of fire ; there shall be
weeping and gnashing of teeth. Have ye understood
these things? They say to him ; Yes. He said un-
to them ; Therefore every scribe instructed in the
kingdom of heaven, is like to a man who is a
householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure
new things and old.
OFFERT, Ps. xJiv. Virgins shall be brought in
her retinue to the King : her- relations shall be pre-
sented to thee with joy and gladness : they shall be
introduced into the temple to the Lord the King.
SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy
Uovout people be acceptable to trunj in honour of
thy saints; by whose merits they i:ave experienced
help in their afflictions. Thro'.
COMM. Matt. xiii. The kingdom of heaven is
like a merchant seeking good pearls : and having
found one of great value, he gave all 'he had, and
purchased it.
5* MASS xxr. cocNOvr,
P. COMM. Satuisti. Thou hast fed, O Lord,
thy family with these sacred oblations: ever, there-
fore, comfort us with her intercession, whose feast
we celebrate. Thro'.
MASS XXI. Cognovi, of HOLY WOMEN.
HPHE Church has decreed honours, not only to those
JL who have sanctified the married state by the exercise
of the virtues of a profound humility, unweared patience,
and purity of heart, but alfo to others, who after an ir-
regular course of life, became so highly inflamed with the
love of God, as to be rendered almost equal to virginsf
Let us then beg of Him, thro' the intercession ol these
Saints, that he would grant us the grace of a sincere com-
punction for our past transgressions, accompanied by such
an ardent chaiity as covereth a multitude of sins*
INTROIT. Ps. cxviii.
T knew, O Lord, that /^*Ognovi Domine quia
thy judgments are \ji sequuasjudicia tuaj
just: thy truths have ei in veritate tua huinu
humbled me; Pierce my liasti me; Confige ti-
flesh with thy fear; thy more tuo carnes meas:
commandments have a mandatis tuis timui.
made me tremble. Ps. Ps. Beati immaculati
Blessed are the undefiled in via : qui ambulant in
in the way; who walk lege Domini,
in the law of the Lord, V. Gloria.
V. Glory.
COLLECT. E-caudi.Give ear to us, O God
our Saviour* that as we celebrate with joy the so*
lemnity of blessed N. so we may improve in the af-
lection of true piety. Thro*.
LESSON. Prov. xxix. 10. 31. Who shall find
a valiant woman ? the price or her is as of things
brought from afar off, and from the uttermost
coasts. The heart of her husband trusteth in her,
and he shall have no need of spoils. She will render
OF HOLY WOMEN. 5$
Mm eood and not evil, all the clays of her life. She
to* sought wool and flax, and haih wrought by the
SunS of her hands. She is like the merchant s
ship, she bringeth her bread from afar. And she
hath risen in the night, and given prey to her house,
hold, and victuals to her maidens She hath con-
sideredafield, and bought it; with the fruit of her
hands she hath planted a vineyard She hath girded
her loins with strength, and hath strengthened her
arm She hath tasted and seen that her traffic is
good- her lamp shall not be put out in the night.
She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her
Ingers have taken hold of the spindle. She hath
opened her hand to the needy, and stretched out her
hands to the poor. She shall not fear for her house
in the cold of snow, for all her domestics are cloatn-
ed with double garments. She hath made tor her.
selfcloathing of tapestry ; fine linen and purple is
her covering. Her husband is honourable in the
eates, where he sitteth among the senators of the
land She made fine linen and sold it, and de-
Uver'ed a eirdle to the Chananite. Strength and beau-
tv are her cloathing, and she shall laugh in the 1;
ter day. She hath opened her mouth to wisdom,
and the law of clemency is on her tongue. She hat li
looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not
eaten her bread idle. Her children rose up, and
called her blessed; her husband, and he praised
her Many daughters hath gathered together riches :
thou hast surpassed them all. Favour is deceitful*
and beauty is vain : the woman that feareth the
Lord, she shall be praised. Give her of the fruit of
her hands, and let her works praise her in the gates.
GRAD. Ps. xliv. Grace is spread on thy lips:
therefore hath God blessed thee for ever, V. For
thy truth, meekness, and righteousness, shall thy
right hand lead thee on wonderfully. Allel. Allel,
504 ANNIVERSARY MASS OF THE
V. Specie ttia et pulchritudlne tua intemk, prosper?,
proccde, et rcgna. Alleluia. V. In thy comeliness
and beauty go on, proceed prosperously, and reign.
Alleluia.
After Sep t ,a. instead of Alleluia and V. is said the
TRACT, Venii p. 494.
d503p0l, Matt. xiii. as in p. 501.
OFFERT. Ps. xliv. Grace is spread on thy lips,
therefore hath God blessed thee for ever and ever.
SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy
devout people, be acceptable to thee in honour of
thy saints; by whose merits they have experienced
help in their afflictions, Thro'.
COMM. Ps. xliv. Thou lovedst righteousness,
and hatedst iniquity : therefore hath God, thy God,
anointed thee with the oil of gladness in a more ex-
cellent manner than thy companions,
P. COMM. Sat last i. Thou hast fed, O Lord,
thy family with these sacred oblations ; ever there-
fore comfort us with her intercession whose feast we
celebrate. Thro'.
ANNIVERSARY MASS of the DEDICATION
of a CHURCH.
INTROTT. Gen. xxviii.
'HpIIlS place is awful ! HPErribilis est locus iste!
"r it is the house of A hie Dornus Dei esr,
God, the giue of hea- et porta coeli: et voca-
ven: and it shall be call- bituraula Dei.
ed the palace of God. Ps. Quam dilecta ta-
Ps. How lovely are thy bernacula tua, Doming
tabernacles, O Lord of virtutum! Concupiscitet
Hosts! My soul pineth deficit anima mea in atria
after the courts of the Domini.
Lord. V. Glory. K. Gloria.
COLLECT., Dem, qid nobis. O. God, who re-
DEDICATION OF A CHURCH. 505
newest every year the day of the consecration of this
thy holy temple, and bringest us always in health to
the celebrating these sacred mysteries : hear the
prayers ot thy people, and grant that whosoever
shall come hither to ask. any blessing ofthee, may
rejoice in obtaining all his requests. Thro'.
LESSON. Rev. xxi. 2. 5. /rc tlwte days : I
John saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem coming
down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
adorned for her husband. And I heard a great voice
from the throne, saying ; Behold the tabernacle of
God with men, and he will dwell with them. And
they shall be his people: and God himself with
them shall be their God. And God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes : and death shall be
no more, nor mourning, nor crying, nor sorrow shall
be any more, for the former things are passed away.
And he that sat on the throne said : Behold I
make all things new.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxvi. This place was made by
God, a mystery above all value: it is without re-
proof. V. O God, on whom choirs of angeis at-
tend, hear the prayers of thy servants. Alleluia,
Alleluia. V. Adorabo ad templum sanctum tuumi
ct conjitebor nomini tno. Alleluia. V. I will adore
thee in thy holy temple, and I will praise thy name.
Alleluia.
Ajtcr Septtia^. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT, Quic&ifidunt, p. 189.
C50#prl. Luke xix. i. 10. At that time:.
Jesus entering in, he walked thro' Jericho : And
behold there was a man named Zacheus, who wns
the chief of the publicans, and he was rich. Aud
he sought to see Jesus, who he was, and he could not
for the crowd, because he was low of stature. And
running before he climbed up into a sycamore-tree
that he mi^ht see him : for he was to pass that way*
U u
506 ANNIVERSARY MASS OF THE, &C.
And when Jesus was come to the place, looking up
he saw him, and said to him: Zacheus make haste
and come down : for this day I must abide in thy
house. And he made haste and came down, and
received him with joy. And when all saw it, they
murmured, saying; that he was gone to be a guest
with a man that was a sinner. But Zacheus stand-
ing said to the Lord: Behold, Lord, the half of my
goods I give to the poor; and if I have wronged
any man of any thing, I restore him four- fold, Je-
sus said to him : This day is salvation come to this
house; because he also is a son of Abraham. For
the Son of man is come to seek and to save that
which was lost. CREDO.
OFFERT. i Citron, xxix.- Lord God, in the
simplicity of my heart have I joyfully offered all
these things: and I have seen with great joy thy
people, which are here present. O God of Israel,
preserve them for ever*'/* this disposition. Alleluia.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord,
our petition, that whilst we offer thee these our
vows, we may, by thy help, obtain an eternal
reward. Thro',
COMM. Matt, xxi. My house shall be called
the house of prayer, saith the Lord ; in it whosoever
asketh receiveth ; and he who seeketh, findeth ; and
the door shall be opened to him that knocketh.
P, COMM. .Dews, qui de vims. O God, who,
put of living and choice stones, preparest to thy ma-
jesty an eternal abode, help thy people at their
prayers ; that as thy Church is corporally, so it may
be spiritually increased. Thro'.
C 507 ]
VOTIVE MASSES of the B. V. MARY.
From CANDLEMAS to ADVENT.
INTROIT.
HAIL, Holy Mother, O ALVE, Sancta Parens,
who didst bring O enixa puerpera Re.
forth the King who reigns gem, qui coelum terrain*
over heaven and earth que regit in ssecula sse
for evermore. Ps, My culorum.
heart hath uttered good Ps. Eructavit cor meum
tidings: I address my verbum bonum : dico
works to the King. ego opera mea Regi.
V. Glory. V. Gloria.
COLLECT. Concede rcos, Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that we thy servants may enjoy con-
stant health of body and mind, and by the glorious
intercession of blessed Mary, ever a Virgin, be de-
livered from all temporal afflictions, and come to
those joys that are eternal. Thro*.
LESSON. Eccles. xxiv. 14, 1 6. From the begin-
ning, and before the world, was I created, and unto
the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the
holy dwelling place have I ministered before him.
And so was I established in Sion, and in the holy
city likewise I rested, and my power was in Jerusa-
lem. And I took root in an honourable people,
and in the portion of my God his inheritance, and
my abode is in the full assembly o( saints.
GRAB. Thou art blessed, and worthy of our
respects, OMary, the Virgin, who, without prejudice
to thy virginity, didst become the mother of the
Saviour. V. O Virgin-mother of God! he whom
the whole world cannot contain, became man, and
was shut up in thy womb. Alleluia, Alleluia. V.
Virgo Jesse fluruit ; virgo Deum et hominem genuit :
pacem Dem reddidit, in se reconcilians, into,
Uu 2
508 VOTIVE MASSES OF THE B*. V. MARY.
Alleluia. V. A sucker of Jesse hath budded : a Vir-
gin hath brought forth him, who is God and man;
God hath restored peace by reconciling in his per-
son the highesf things with the lowest. Alleluia.'
After Septuag, instead of Alleluia andV. is said
TRACT, Gaude, p 510.
(IBOgpeU Luke xi. 27. 28. At that time;
Whilst Jesus spoke to the multitude: A 'certain woman
from the crowd lilting up her voice said to him :
Blessed is the womb that bore thee, and the paps
that gave thee.suck : but he said; Yea rather, bles-
sed are they who hear the word of God and ke^p it.
From EASTER to PENTECOST.
(B00P01+ John xix. 25. 27. <4f that time:
There stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and
his mother's sister, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary
Magdalen. When Jesus therefore had seen his mo-
ther and the disciple standing, whom he loved, he
said^to his mother: Woman, behold thy son, After
that, he saith to the disciple : Behold thy mother.
And from that hour the disciple took her to his
own home*
OFFERT. From CANDLEMAS to EASTER.
Thou art truly happy, O sacred Virgin Mary, and
most worthy of praise : for out of thee arose the
Sun of righteousness, Christ our God.
OFFERT From EASTER to PENTECOST.
Blessed art thou, O Virgin Mary, who didst bear
the Creator uf all things : thou didst bring forth him,
who made thee, and remainest a Virgin for ever.
Alleluia.
OFFERT. From PENTECOST to ADVENT.
Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee ;
blessed art thou amongst women : and blessed is the
fruit of thy womb.
SECRET.* May, O Lord, by thy own mercy, and
the intercession of blessed Mary, evej a Virgin, this
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oblation procure us peace* and happiness both in
this life, and in that which is to come. Thro'.
COMM. Blessed is the womb of Marv, the Vir
gin which bore the Son of the eternal Father.
P. COMM. Sumptis. Having received, O Lord,
what is to advance our salvation ; grant we may al-
ways be protected b) the patronage of blessed Mary,
ever a Virgin, in whose honour we have offered
this sacrifice to thy Majesty. Thro 1 .
{f When ft Votive Mass of the B. V. is said on Sa*
turday, t{ie II. COLLECT, &c. arc as below. The
Jll. cither Ecclesife, or Deus omnium, p. 50.
II. COLLECT. Deus, qui cor da. OGod, who
by the light of the Holy Ghost, hast instructed the
hearts of the faithful: grant, that by the direction of
the same Holy Spirit, we may relish what is- right,
and always enjoy his consolation Thro'.-
II. SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings
we have made : and cleanse our hearts by the fire of
the Holy Ghost. Thro'.
II. P. COMM. Sancti Spiritus, May the pour-
ing forth of thy Holy Spirit, O Lord, cleanse our
hearts, and make them faithful by his inv. ard dew
falling on them. Thro'.
From ADVENT to CHRISTMAS.
Introit, Offertory, and Communion, as on the IV,
Sunday of Advent, p. 68. Collect, Secret and
P. Comm, are thell. Collect, &c. on the first Sun-
day, p. 50, &c. Lesson and Gospel as on the
Annunciation, the 2$\\\ of March.
GRAD Ps. xxxiii. Lift up your gates, O ye
princes, and be ye lifted up, () ye eternal gates, and
the King of glory shall enter. V. Who shall go up
to the mounu:in of the Lord, or who shall dwell in
bis holy place ? He whose hands are innocent, and
'itart is cjiean. Alleluia, Alleluia* T. Hail
U u 3
p MASSES FOR THE DEAD.
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee : blessed
art thou amongst women. Alleluia.
From CHRISTMAS to CANDLEMAS.
INTROIT. Vultum tuum. p. 499.
.Collect, Secret, andP. Comm. as on ^CIRCUM-
CISION, pp.88, 89. Epistle, Titus m. and Gospel,
Lukeu. as in p. 75.
GRAD. Ps. xliv. Thou art beautiful among the
sons of men : grace is spread on thy lips. V. My
mouth hath uttered good tidings : I address my
works to the King ; my tongue is as the pen of a
scribe that writeth swiftly. Allel. Allel. V. After
child-birth thou remainedst still a pure Virgin ; O
Mother of God intercede for us. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. Gaude, Maria, Virgo, cunctas h&reses
sola intertwist i. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, thou
alone hast destroyed ail heresies. V- Who didst he-
lieve the words of Gabriel the archangel. V. Whilst
a Virgin, thou didst bring forth him that was God
and man; and after child-birth didst remain a pure
Virgin. V. O Mother of God, intercede for us.
OFFERT. Thou art truly happy, as p. 508.
COMM. Blessed is k the womb of Mary the Vir-
gin, which bore the Son of the eternal Father.
MASS for the DEAD.
On the. Day of Decease or Burial.
INTROIT. Ps. Ixiv.
GRANT them eternal T>Equiem aeternam
rest, () Lord ; and A\ dona eis, Domine j
let perpetual light shine et lux perpetua luceat
on them. Ps. A hymn eis.
becometh thee, O Lord, Ps, Te decet hymn us,
uiSion; and a vow shall Deus, in Sionj et tibi
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be paid thee in Jerusa- reddetur votum in Jem-
lem: bear my prayer: salem : exaudi oratio-
all flesh snail come to nem meam ; ad te omnis
thee caro veniet -
Grant them, &c. to Pi. Requiem, &c. usq. ad I s.
COILECT. Deus, n/i. O God, whose pro-
perty it is always to have mercy and to spare we
humbly present our prayers to thee in behalf of the
soul of thy servant N. which thou hast thi day
called out of the world: beseeching thee not to de-
liver it into the hands of the enemy, nor to tomtit
for ever ; but command it to be received by the holy
angels, and to be carried into paradise 5 that as i
believed and hoped in thee, it may he delivered
from the pains of hell, find inherit everlasting lite
EPISTLE, i Thest. iv. 12. 17.- B/?f/irt/i: \Ve
will not have you ignorant concerning them that are
asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others
who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died
and rose again, even so them who have slept through
Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say un-
to you in the wordof the Lord, that wewho are alive,
who remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not
prevent them who have slept. For the Lord himseU
shall come down from heaven with command-
ment: and with the voice of an archangel, and witn
the trumpet of God : and the dead who are in
Christ, shall rise first. Then we who are alive, who
are left, shall be taken up together with them in the
clouds to meet Christ, into the air, and so shall we
be always with the Lord. Wherefore comfort ye
one another with these words.
GRADUAL. Requiem atcrnam dona as, Vorninc,
* et luxperpetua luceat cis. V. Ps. cxi. Inn&mortA
etcrna crit jus tun : ab audit ionc mala -non timeou*--
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine on them. T. The memory ef the
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righteous man shall remain forever; he shall not
fear a bad report.
TRACT. Absolve, Dotninc, animas omnium fide-
Hum defunctorum ub vmni vinculo delictorum. V. Et
gratia tua itlis^succurente, merecnitur evader e judi*
cium uliionis. V. Et lucis aterna bcatitudine perfrui.
Release, O Lord, the souls of all the faithful de-
parted from the bonds of their sins. V. And by the
assistance of thy grace may they escape the sentence
of condemnation. l r . And enjoy the bliss of eter-
nal light
The SEQUENCE or PROSE.
npHE day of wrath, that
* dreadful day
Shall the whole world in
ashes lay,
As David and the Sybils
say.
What horror will invade
the mind,
When the strict Judge,
who would be kind,
Shall have few venial
faults to find !
The last loud trumpet's
wond'rous sound
Must thro* the rending
tombs rebound,
And wake the nations
under ground.
Nature and death shall
with surprise
Behold the pale offender
rise !
And view the Judge with
conscious eyes.
S irse, dies ilia
Solvet sseclum in favilla:
Teste David cum Sybilla.
Quantns tremor est fu-
turus,
Quando Judex est ven-
turus,
Cuncta stricte discussu-
rus!
Tuba mi rum spargens
sonum
Per sepulchra regionum,
Coget omnes ante thro-
num.
Mors stupebit, et natu-
ra,
Cum resurget creatura,
Judicanti responsura.
Then shall with universal
dread
The sacred mystic book
be read, .
To try the living and the
dead.
The Judge ascends his
awful throne,
He makes each secret sin
be known,
And all with shame con-
fess their own.
O then I what int'rest
shall I make,
To save my last impor-
tant stake,
When the most just have
cause to quake ?
Thou mighty formidable
King !
Thou mercy's unexhaust-
ed spring I
Some comfortable pity
bring.
Forget not what my ran-
som cost,
Nor let my dear-bought
soul be lost, [tost.
In storms of guilty terror
Thou, who for me didst
feel such pain,
Whose precious .blood
the cross did stain ;
Let not those agonies be
vain.
Thou, whom avenging
pow'rs obey,
Cancel my debt (too
great to pay)
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Liber scriptus profere-
tur,
In quo totum continetur,
Unde mundus judicetur.
Judex ergo cum sedebit r
Qnidquid latet, appare-
bit:
Nil inultum remanebiu
Quid sum miser, tune
dicturus,
Quern patronum rogatu-
rus,
Cum vix Justus sit secu-
rus?
Rex tremendae majesta-
tis !
Qui salvandos salvas
gratis,
Salva me fons pietatis.
Recordare Jesu pie,
Quod sum causa tuse
vise,
Ne me perdas ilia die.
Qnaerens me, sedisti las*
sus ;
Redemisti* crucem pas.
sus:
Tantus labor non sit
cassus.
Juste Judex ultionis,
Donum fac remissiouis
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Before the sad accounting
Ante diem r&tionis.
day.
Surrounded with amaz-
Ingemisco tanquam re*
ing fears 3 *
us :
Whose load my soul
Culpa rubet vultus meus:
with anguish bears ;
I sigh, 1 weep: accept
Supplicant! parce, Deus.
my tears.
Thou, who wast mov'd
Qui Mariam absolvisti,
with Mary's grief,
And by absolving of the
Et latronem exaudisti.
thief,
Hast given me hope, now
Mihi quoque spem de-
give relief.
disti.
Reject not my unworthy
Preces meae non sunt
prayer,
digne :
Preserve me from the
Sed tu bonus fac be-
dangerous snare,
nigne,
Which death and gaping
Ne perenni cremer igne.
hell prepare.
Give my exalted soul a
Inter oves locum praesta,
place
Among the chosen right-
Et ab hsedis me seques-
hand race,
tra,
The sous of God, and
Statuens in parte dextra.
heirs of grace.
From that insatiate abyss,
Confutatis maledictis.
Where flames devour,
Flammisacribus addictis,
and serpents hiss,
Promote me to thy seat of
Voca me cumbenedictis.
bliss.
Prostrate, my contrite
Oro supplex etacclinis,
heart I rend,
My God, my Father, and
Cor contritum quasi ci-
my friend ! [end.
nis,
Do not forsake me in my
Gerecuram mei finis.
Well may they curse
Lacrymosa dies ilia!
their second birth,
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Qua resurget ex fa villa
Judicandus homo reus.
Who rise to a surviving
death.
Thou great Creator of Huic ergo parce Deus :
mankind,
Let guilty man compass- Pie Jesu Domine, dona
sion find. Amen. eis requiem. Amen.
(l>00ptl* John xi. 21. 28. At that time:
Martha said to Jesus: Lord, if thou hadst been
here, my brother had not died. But now also I
know that whatsoever thou wilt ask of God, God
will give it thee. Jesus saith to her: Thy brother
shall rise again. Martha saith to him : I know that
he shall rise again in the resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said to her : 1 am the resurrection and the life;
he that believeth in me, although he be dead, shall
live. And every one that liveth, and believeth in
me, shall not die for ever. Believest thou this?
She saith to him; Yea, Lord, I have believed that
thou art Christ the Son of the living God, who art
come into this world.
OFFERTORY.
Lord Jesus Christ, Domine Jesu Christe,
King of Glory, deliver Rex glorise, libera ani-
the souls of all the faith-
ful departed from the
flames of hell, and from
the deep pit. Deliver
them from the lion's
mouth, lest hell swallow
them, lest they fall into
darkness: and let the
standard-bearer, St. Mi-
chael, bring them into
thy holy light: * Which
thou promisedst of old
to Abraham and his pos-
terity. V. We offer thee,
O Lord, a sacrifice of
mas omnium fidelium
defunctorum de poenis
inferni, et de profundo
lacu ; libera eos de ore
leonis, ne absorbeal eas
tartarus, necadant in ob-
scurum; sed signifer sane-
tits Michael, reprsesentet
eas in lucem sanctam ;
* Quam olim A bra has
promisisti, et semini ejiis.
V. Hostias et preces tibi,
Domine, laudis orTeri-
mus: tu suscipe pro anU
mabus ill r is, quarum ho*
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praise and prayers; ac- die memoriam facimus i
cept them hi behalf of fac eas, Domine, de
the souls we com memo- morte transire ad vi-
rate this day: and let tarn. * Quam olim, &c.
them pass from death to usq* ad V.
life. *Which, &c. to V.
SECRET. Have mercy, O Lord, we beseech
thee, on the soul of thy servant N. for which we
offer this victim of praise, humbly beseeching thy
majesvy, that by this propitiatory sacrifice he [or she]
may arrive at eternal rest. Thro'.
COMMUNION,
Let eternal light shine Lux seterna luceat eis,
on them, O Lord, *with Domine, * cum sanctis
thy saints for ever: for tuis in stternum : quia
thou art merciful. V. plus es. V. Requiem
Grant them, O Lord, aeiernam dona eis, Do-
eternal rest: and let per- mine: et lux perpetua
petual light shine on luceat eis. * Cum sane-
them. *With to V. tis, &c. usq. ad V.
P, COMM. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that the soul of thy servant,
.\yhich this day hath departed this life, being purified
and freed from sin by this sacrifice, may obtain both
forgiveness and eternal rest, Thro*.
On the 3d, 7th, or y>\\\ day after decease, the whole
of the for? going Mass is said, except
COLLECT. Qutfsumus. Admit, we beseecli
thee, O Lord, the soul of thy servant N. (the third,
seventh, or thirtieth day) of whose decease we com-
memorate, into the fellowship of thy saints, and re.
fresh it with the perpetual dew of thy mercy. Thro'.
SECRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, we
beseech thee, on the offerings we make for the
soul of thy servant N. that beinj* purified by these
heavenly mysteries, it may find rest in thy mercy,
Thro'.
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P. COMM SuscLpe. Receive, O Lord, our pray-
ers in behalf of the soul of thy servant N. that if any
stains of the corruptions of this world still stick to
it, they may be washed away by thy forgiving
meicy. Thro*.
ANNIVERSARY MASS ./or the DEAD.
All as on the day of the decease or burial, p. 510,
except
COLLECT. Dens indulgent iarum. O God, the
Lord of mercy, give to the soul [souls] of thy ser-
vant [servants'] whose anniversary we commemorate,
a place of comfort, a happy rest, and the light of
glory. Thro'.
LESSON. 2 Mack. xii. 43/46.' In those days ;
]udas the valiant commander having made a gather-
in;:, lie sent twelve thousand drachmas of silver to
Jerusalem, for sacrifice to be offered for the ^ns of
the dead ; thinking well and religiously concerning
the resurrection. (For if he hail not hoped that
they that were slain should rise again, it would
have seemed superfluous and vain to pray for the
dead.) And because he considered that they who
had fallen asleep with godliness, had great grace laid
up for them. It is therefore a wholesome and holy
thought to pray for the dead, that they may be Icosed
from sins.
(1503pCl. John vi. 37. 49.*^ that time'*
Jesus said to the multitude of the Jews : All that th e
Father giveth me, shalicometo me; and him that
cometh to me, I will not cast out. Because I came
down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the
will of him that sent me- Now this is the will. of
the Father who sent me ; that of all that he hath
given me, 1 should lose nothing, but should rai.e it
up again in the last day. And this is the will of my
Father that sent me; that every one who seetli
the Son, and believeth in him, may have life ever-
lasting, and L shall raise him up in. the last day.
X x
5 ! # MASSES FOR THE DEAD.
SECRET. , Favourably hear, O Lord, our hum-
Lie prayers in behalf of the soul [souls'] of thy ser-
vant [servants] the anniversary of whose death is
this day, for whom we offer up this sacrifice of
praise: that thou mayest vouchsafe to admit it
[them'] to the fellowship of thy saints.
P. COiMM. Pr^f/.. -Grant, we beseech thee, O
Lord, that the soul [souk] of thy servant [sen-ants']
the anniversary of whose death we commemorate,
being purified by this sacrifice, may obtain both
pardon and eternal rest. Thro*.
The COMMON MASS for the DEAD.
All as on the dvy of Decease, except
COLLECT. Deus, gui, for Bishops or Priests.
OGod, by whose favour thy servants were
raised to the -dignity of Bishops [or Priests]
and thus honoured with the Apostolical functions:
grant, we beseech thee, that they may be admitted
to the eternal fellowship of thy Apostles in hea-
ven. Thro'.
For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors.
Deus Vcnife. O God, the author of mercy, and
Jover of the salvation of mankind 3 we address thy
clemency in behalf of our brethren, relations and
benefactors, who are departed this life, that by the
intercession of blessed Mary, ever a,Virgin, and of all
thy saints, thou wouldst receive them into the enjoy-
ment of eternal happiness. Thro'.
For all the Faithful departed.
Tiddiuw. O God, the Creator and Redeemer of
all the faithful, give to the souls of thy servants de-
parted the remission of their sins: that, through the
help of pious supplications, they may obtain the
pardon they have always desired. Who livest.
LESSON. Rev. xiv. 13. In those days: I heard
a voice from heaven, saying to me : Blessed are the
dead who die iii the Lord. from henceforth now a
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with the Spirit, that they may rest from their la.
bours : for their works follow them.
C500p0l 4 John vu 51. 55. -4J that time:
Jesus said to the multitude of tke Jews: I am the
living bread which came down from heaven. If any
man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the
bread that 1 will give, fs my flesh for the life of the
world. The Jews therefore strove among them,
selves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to
eat? Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say
unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of
Man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life
in you. He that eatetii my flesh, and drinlceth my
blood, hath everlasting life : and I will raise him up
in the last day.
SECRET, for Bishops or Priests.
Accept, O Lord, we beseech thee, the sacrifice
we offer for ihe souls of thy servants, Bishops [or
Priests] that those whom in this life thou didst ho-
nour with the espiscopal [or priestly] dignity, thou
mayest join to the fellowship of thy siiints in the
kingdom of heaven. Thro'.
For Brethren, Friends and Benefactors.
O God, whose mercy is infinite, graciously hear
the prayers which we thy humble servants offer thee :
and grant to the souls of our Brethren, Friends, and
Benefactors, on whom thou didst bestow the grace
to confess thy name, the pardon of all their sins by
these mysteries of our salvation. Thro'.
For all the Faithful departed.
Look down favourably, we beseech thee, OLord,
on the sacrifice we offer for the souls of thy servants:
that as thou wast pleased to bestow on them the
merit of Christian faith, thou wouldst also grant them
the reward thereof. Thro'.
P. COMM. Prosit. For Bishops, 4c.
Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, by thy merciful
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clemency, which we have implored on behalf of the
souls of thy servants, Bishops [or Priests] that by
thy mercy they may eternally enjoy thy presence, in
whom they have hoped and belreved. Thro'.
For Brethren, Friends, and Benefactors. Presta.
-Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty and merci-
ciful God, that the souls of our Brethren, Friends,
and Benefactors, for whom we have offered this
sacrifice to thy Majesty, being, by virtue of these
mysteries, purified from all sin, may, through thy
Iftercy, receive the blessing of perpetual light.Thro\
For All the Faithful departed. Animabus. Grant,
we beseech thee, O Lord, that our humble prayers
in behalf of the souls of thy servants, both men and
women, may be profitable to them ; so that thou
mayest deliver them from all their sins, and make
them partakers of the redemption thou hast pur-
chased for them. Who livest.
COLLECT, &c. for a deceased Father or Mother.
COLLECT. O God, who hast commanded us
to honour our Father and Mother ; mercifully shew
pity to the souls [or soul] of my Fattier [or] my
Mother, and forgive him [or her] their [or his or
her] sins : and grant that I may see them [or him or
her] in the joys of eternal life. Thro'-
SECRET. Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice I offer
for the souls [or soulj of my Father, [or of] my
Mother: grant them [or him or her] eternal joys in
the land of the living ; and associate me with them
[or him or hei'j in the bliss of thy saints. Thro'.
P. COMM. May the participation of these hea-
venly mysteries, O Lord, I beseech thee, obtain
rest and light for the souls [or soul] of my Father
pr of] my Mother : and may thy grace crown rue
with them [or him or her] for ever. Thyo' Q
igtk NOVEMBER. JIT
of g>atnte*
AS the primitive Christians were accustomed to meet
every year on the anniverfary of the Martyrs in the
churches or chapels usually erected to their memory in the
same place where the whole, or some sacred remain: of
their bodies had been buried, and 2-s their tovribs served
for an altur, so it has ever since been the custom to put the
relics of some Saint iw, or beneath altar Jtones. The MASS
was not offered to the MARTYR, but to the GOD of MAR-
TYRS, to whom alone sacrifice is due, to thank him as
well for the strength and courage wherewith he had ani-
mated them, as for that state of bliss to which he has
admitted them. Such was the origin of the festivals of the
Saints.
XXIX. VIGIL OF ST. ANDREW.
When this Vif>\\ falls in Advent, the II. Collect is of
Advent, and the III. of St- Saturninus. When it
falls on Saturday, the II. /* Concede, p. 507, and
the Ilf. is Eccl. p. 50, or Deus omnium, 6. with
their respective Secrets and P. Comms.
The abovementioned Prayers are also said on every
Vigil (except those gf Christmas, Easter, and Whit-
sundav, which have only one Collect) and within
all Octaves, ichen the Mass of the Octave is said 9
if direction* to the contrary are not given.
1NTROJT. Matt, iv. The Lord saw near the
sea of Galilee two brethren, Peter and Andrew, and
he called them, saying; Follow me, and I will make
you fishers of men. Ps. xviii. The heavens publish
the glory of God : and the firmament declareth the
work of his hand?. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Queetumus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that thy blessed Apostle Andrew,
whose festival we are preparing to celebrate, may
implore thy assistance in our behalf, that being dis-
charged from the guilt of our crimes, we may like-.
\\isf be freed from all dangers. Thro'*
COLLECT. Deus tjui.OfSt. SATURNINUS-,
Rr*
522 l<)tll KOVEMREPv.
O God, by whose favour we celebrate the glory
of blessed Saturninus, thy Martyr, grant that we
may be assisted by his merits. Thro'.
LESSON, qs on the Vigil of an Apostle, p> 460.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxviii. Thy friends, O Godi are
exceeding honourable, exceeding mighty is their
power. V. I will set about to number them : but
their number will be found more than the sands of
the sea.
John i. 35. 51. At that time:
John was standing with two of his disciples : and
looking upon Jesus as he was walking, he saith :
Behold the Lamb of God. And the two disciples
heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. And
Jesus turning, and seeing tiiem following him, saith
to them : What seek you ? They said to him ;
liabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,)
where dwelleth thou ? He saith to them : Come
and see% They came and saw where he abode,
and they staid with him that day ; now it was about
the tenth hour. And Andrew the brother of Simon
Peter was one of the two who had heard of John,
and followed him. He first findeth his brother
Simon, and saith to him : We have found the
MESSIAS, which is, being interpreted, the CHRIST,
And he brought him to Jesus. And Jesus looking
upon him, said : Thou art Simon, the Son of Jona;
thou shalt be called Cephas, which is interpreted,
Peter. On the following day he would go forih
into Galilee, and he findeth Philip. And Jesus
saith to him: Follow me. Now Philip was of
Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip
fbideth Nathanael, and saith to him : We have
found him of whom Moses in the law, and the pro-
phets did write, Jesus the son of Joseph of Naza-
reth. And Nathanael saith to him : Can any thing
of good come from Nazareth ? Philip saith to him :
Come and see. Jesus saw Nathanael coming to
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him, and he saith to him : Behold an Israelite in,
deed, in whom there is no guile- Nathanael saith
to him : Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answer-
ed and said: Before that Philip called thee, when
thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. Natha-
nael answered him, and said : Rabbi, thou art the
Son of God, thou art the king of Israel. Jesus an-
swered, and said to him: Because 1 said unto thee, I
saw thee under the fig-tree, thou believest: greater
things than these shalt thou see. And he saith to
him: Amen, amen I say to you, you shall see the
heaven opened, and the Angels of God ascending
and descending upon the Son of Man-
OFFERT. Pi. viii Thou hast crowned him
with glory : and hast placed him over the works ok"
thy hands, O Lord.
SECRET. We offer thee, O Lord, the gifts to
be consecrated, whereby we, celebrating the festival
of blessed Andrew the Apostle, beseech thee, that
our minds m:iy also be purified. Thro*.
SECRET, of St. SATURN INUS.
Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we have conse-
crated to ihee, and being appeased thereby, merci-
fully look down upon us, by the intercession of
blessed Saturninus, thy Martyr- Thro'.
COMM. John i. Andrew saith to Simon his
brother: We have found the Messiah, who is called
the Christ ; and he brought him to Jesus.
P. COMM. Pcrceplis. Having received, O Lord,
thy holy sacrament, we beseech thee that, by the
intercession of blessed Andrew thy Apostle, what we
perform in memory of his venerable passion, may
be a remedy to us-
P. COMM. Sanctified, of St. SATURNiNUS.
May tiie receiving of this thy sacrament, O Lord,,
we beseech thee, sanctions: and by the interces-
sion of thy saints, make us acceptable to thee.
5*4 3*th NOVEMBER,
XXX. St. ANDREW, a p.
INTROIT. PA-. cxxxviii.
nPO me, O Lord, in- Ti/f [R[ autern nimis
JL deed, a re thy friends JLYJL honorati sunt a-
cxceeding honourable: mici tui, Deus: nimis
exceeding mighty is their confortatus est principa-
power, Ps. Lord, thou tus eorum. Ps. Domine,
hast tried me and known probasti me et cognovisti
me: thou hast known me; tu cognovisti sessio-
my sitting down and my nem meam et resurrectU
rising up. F. Glory. onem meam. V. GIo;ia.
COLLECT. Mfijestatem.W* humbly beseech
ihy divine Majesty, O Lord, that as the blessed
Apostle Andrew was a teacher and pastor of thy
Church, so he may be with thee our perpetual in*
tercessor. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Rom. x. 10. 18. Brethren: With
the heart we believe unto justice: but, with the
mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the
scripture saith : Whoscever beliewth in hbn 9 shall
not be confounded. Fcr there is no distinction of
the Jew and the Greek ; for the same is Lord over
all, rich unto all that call upon him. For whoso,
ever shall call upon the name of the Lord, shall be
saved. Flow then shall they call on him, in whom,
they have not believed ? Or how shall they believe
him, of whom they have not heard ? And how shall
they preacl:, unless they be sent? as it is written;
How beautiful are the feet of them that preuck the
gospel of peace, that ofing good tidings of good
things f i But all do not obey the gospel. For Isuias
saith : Lord, who hath believed our report # Faith
then cometh by hearing; and hearing by the word
of Christ. But I say : Have they not heard ?
Yes verity, their sound hath gone Jwth into all the
., and their worth unto tfa ends of-ihe yeho'fo
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GRAD. Ps. xliv.-.-Thou wilt set them rulers
over all the earth, and they shall remember thy
name, O Lord. V. In place of thy fathers thou
hast children born to thee; therefore shall nations
praise thee. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord
loved Andrew like a sweet-smelling odour. Allel.
dSdgfpei* Matt. iv. 18. 22. At that time:
Jesus walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two bre-
thren, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew his
brother, casting a net into the sea (for they were
fishers). And he saith to them : Come ye after me,
and I will make you fishers of men. And they imme-
diately leaving their nets, followed him. And going
on from thence, he saw t\vo other brethren, James
the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship
with Zebedee their father, mending their nets: and
he called them. And they forthwith left their nets
and father, and followed him. CHEDO.
Ol'TERT. Ps cxxxviii. To me, O God, thy
friends are exceeding honourable: exceeding mighty
is their power.
SECRET. May the holy prayers of blessed
Andrew the Apostle, we beseech thee, O Lord,
render our sacrifice pleasing to thee ; that what we
solemnize in his honour, his merits may render
acceptable. Thro*.
COMM. Matt. iv. Follow me, and I will make
you r^hers of men : and they forthwith left their
nets, and followed the Lord.
P. COMM. Sumpsimus..'-A.s the divine mysteries
\ve have partaken of with joy on this festival of
blessed Andrew, conduce to the glory of thy saints;
so, O Lord, we beseech thee, let them obtain for
us pardon. Thro*.
December II. St. BIBIANA, v. m.
All as i?i Mass XV II. p. 496, except
COLLECT. Dcus f vmniuw.^J) (Jod, the b*.
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slower of all good gifts, who in thy servant Bibiana
jpinedst the palm of martyrdom with the flower of
virginity, grant, that through her intercession, our
hearts may bfc united to thee by charity ; and that
being delivered from all dangers, we may obtaift
everlasting rewards. Thro*.
III. St. FRANCIS XAVIER, c.
INTRO1T. 1 spake of thy law in the presence
of kings, and was not ashamed : and meditated on
thy commandments, which I loved exceedingly. P*.
Praise the Lord all ye nations : praise him all ye peo-
ple: for his mercy is confirmed upon us, and the
truth of the Lord remaineth for ever. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus, qui Indiarum.Q God, who,
by the preaching and miracles of blessed Francis,
didst bring into thy Church the people of the Indies:
mercifully grant that we may imitate his virtues,
\vhose glorious merits we venerate. Thro'.
EPISTLE, Rom. x. p. 524. Grad. Offert. and
Comm as in Mass XIII. p. 488. Secret and P.
Comm. as in Mass XIV. p. 491.
<E>08(pl+ Mark xvi. 15. 18. ^ that time*
Jesus said to his disciples ; Go ye into the whole
world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ;
but he that believeth not, shall be condemned. And
these signs shall follow them that believe: In my ,
name they shall cast out devils ; they shall speak
with new tongues; they shall take up serpents ; and
if they shall drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them : they shall lay their hands upon the sick, and
tiiey shall recover.
IV. St. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS, c.
Ail as in Mass XII, p. 485, except
COLLECT. Deus, qui.O God, who by thy
divine providence didst ordain that blessed Peter
should be foreshewn by heaven, and chosen as an
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exalted teacher to govern and instruct ""thy Church ;
grant, we beseech tliee, that he who taught us the
true way of life whilst here on earth, may now in*
tercede for us in heaven. Thro'-
COLLECT, in commemoration of St. Barbara,
fls in Mass XVI. p. 493.
VI. St. NICHOLAS, bp. c.
INTROIT, Statuit, ^.461.
COLLECT. Deus, </ui.O God, who by in-
numerable miracles hast honoured blessed Nicholas
the Bishop : grant, we beseech thee, that by his
merits and intercession we may be delivered from
eternal flames. Thro'.
EPISTLE. Heb. xiii. 7. 17. Brethren : Re-
member your prelates who have spoken to you the
word of God : whose faith follow, considering the
end of their conversation. Jesus Christ yesterday
and to*day; and he is the same for ever. Be not
led away with various and strange doctrines. For it
is best that the heart be established with grace, not
with meats : which have not profited those that walk
in them. We have an altar, whereof they have r,6
power to eat who serve the tabernacle. For the
bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into
the sanctuary by the high- priest for sin, are burned
without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he
might sanctify the people with his own blood, suf-
fered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore to
him without the camp, bearing his reproach. For
here we have no lasting city, but we seek one to
come. l>v him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of
praise toGod continually, that is, the fruit of ! : ps
giving glory to his name. And do not forget to do
good and to impart ; for by such sacrifices God's fa-
vour is obtained. Obey your prelates, and be sub-
ject to th'rm: for they watch, as being to render an
account of your souls.
GRAD. to Alleluias, as in Mass I, ;>. 4^*.
5*& Jth DECEMBER.
V. The righteous man shall flourish like the palm-
tree he shall thrive like the cedar of Li harms. Allel.
Matt. xxv. as in Mass X.* p. 482.
OF PERT. My truth and my mercy are with him :
and in my name, his power shall be exalted.
SECRET. Sanctify, we beseech thee, O Lord
our God, those gifts which we offer thee on the fes-
tival of our holy Bishop Nicholas: that our lives
may never swerve from truth, either in prosperity of
adversity. Thro'.
*GQNfAf. Once have I sworn by my holy name;
his posterity shall remain for ever, and his throne as
the sun beforeme 3 and as the moon, perfect for ever,
and as the faithful witness in heaven.
P. COMM. May the sacrifice we have partaken
of, O Lord, on the solemnity of thy holy Bishop
Nicholas, continually protect us. Thro*.
VI L St. AMBROSE, b. c. and D.
All as in Mass XII. p. 485, except
GRAD. Eccles. xliv. Behold a great prelate,
xvho in his days pleased God, V. There was none
found like him in keeping the law of the Most High.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The Lord hath sworn,
and will not repent it : Thou art a priest for ever
according to the order of Melchisedech, Alleluia.
OFFERT. My truth, &c. as above.
SECRET. O almighty and eternal God, grant
by the intercession of B. Ambrose, thy Conf. and
Bp. that the gifts we have offered to thy divine Ma-
jesty may procure for us eternal salvation. Thro*.
*COMM. As above, Once have I sworn, &c.
P. COMM. Sacramenta. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that having received the sa-
crament of our salvation, we may be ever assisted by
the prayers of blessed Ambrose, thy Confessor and
Bishop, on whose festival we have offered this sacrU
fice to thy divine majesty. Thro*.
Ml DECEMBER. S 2 *
VIH. CONCEPTION of the B. V. MARY.
'By changing the word Conception into Nativity, and
including a Comment. o/'St. Adrian, m by Me Col-
lect, &c. Prastu, from Mass V. p. 482, this Mas*
also serves for the 8th September.
INTROIT, Salve, p. 507.
COLLECT. Jbmttto.-6rant, O Lord, we be-
seech thee, to thy servants the gifts of thy heavenly
grace; that as our redemption began in the delivery
of the blessed Virgin, so in this solemnity of her
Conception, [Nativity'] we may hcve an increase of
peace. Thro*.
LESSON. Prov. viii. 22. 25. The Lord pos-
sessed me in the beginning of his ways, before he
made any thing, from the beginning. 1 was set up
from eternity, and of old before the earth was
made. The depths were not as yet, and I was al-
ready conceived, neither had the fountains of waters
as yet sprung out: the mountains with their huge
bulk had not as yet been established: before the
hills I was brought forth: he had not yet made the
earth, nor the rivers, nor the poles of the world.
When he prepared the heavens, 1 was there : when,
with a certain law and compass he enclosed the
depths : when he established the sky above, and
poised the fountains of waters : when he compassed
the sea with its bounds, and set a law to the waters,
that they should not pass their limits ; when he ba-
lanced the foundations of the earth. I was with
him forming all things, and was delighted every
day, playing before him at all times, playing in the
world: and my delight is to be with the children of
men. Now, therefore, ye children, hear me:
blessed are they that keep my way. Hear instruc-
tion and be wise, and refuse it not. Blessed is the
wan that heareth me, and that watcheth daily at my
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gates, and waiteth at the posts of my doors. He that
shall find me shall find life, and shall have salvation
from the Lord.
GRAD. Thou art blessed, and worthy of our
respects, O Mary the Virgin, who without pre-
judice to thy virginity, didst become the mother of
the Saviour. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Happy art
thou, O holy Virgin Mary, and worthy of all praise;
because from thee arose the Sun of Righteousness,
Christ our God. Alleluia.
C5opel. Matt. I i. 1 6, The book .of the
generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the
son of Abraham. Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac
begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren;
and Judas begot Pliares and Zara of Thamar. And
Pimres begot Esron. And Esron begot Aram. And
Aram begot Atn'midab. And Aminidab begot Naas-
son. And Naasson begot Salmon. And Salmon begot
BoozofRahab, And Booz begot Obed of Ruth.
And Obed begot Jesse. And Jesse begot David
the king. And David the king begot Solomon, of
her who had been the wife o/'Urias, And Solomon
begot Roboam. And Roboam begot Abias. And
.A bias begot Asa. And Asa begot Josaphat. And
Josaphat begot Joram. And Joram begot Ozias,
And Ozias begot Joatham. And Joatham begot
Achaz. And Achaz begot Ezechias. And Ezechias
begot Manasses. And Manasses begot Amon. And
Amon bego^ Josias. And Josias begot Jechonias
and his brethren in the transmigration of Babylon.
And after the transmigration of Babylon, Jechonias
begot Salathiel. And Salathiel begot Zorobabd.
And Zorobabel begot Abiud, And Abiud begot
Eliacim. AndEliacim- begot Azor. And Azor be-
got Sadoc. And Sadoc begot Achim. AndAchim
begot Eliud. And Eliud begot Eleazar- And Elea-
^ar begot Matham. And Matham begot Jacob* Aad
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Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary fc of whom
was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
OFFERT. Blessed art thou, O Mary the Virgin,
who didst bear the Creator of all things. Thou
toroughu st forth him who made thee, and remainest
a virgin for ever.
SECRET. May the humanity of thy only be*
gotten Son, O Lord, succour us, that he, (who
being born of a Virgin, diminished not, but conse-
crated her virginity) may five us, who celebrate the
festival of her Conception [Nativity] from our sins:
and render our oblation acceptable to thee. Who.
Comm. flttd P. Comm. as in the Votive Mass, p. 509.
X[. St. DAMASUS, p. c.
All an in Mass XI. p. 484, except
'COLLECT. Exaudi. Give ear, O Lord, to our
prayt-rs, and by the intercession of blessed Duma*
sus, thy Confessor and Bibhop, mercifully rant us
pardon and peace. Thro 1 .
GRADUAL and OFFERTORY, as in Mass X.*
p. 4*2. SECRET, as in Mass XX./^ci.
COMM. Matt. x\v. Lord, thou didst deliver
to me five talents; behold 1 have gained five: more.
Well done, good and faithful servant; since thou
hast been faithful in a few things, I w ? ill set thee over
many: enter into the joy of thy Lord.
P. COMM. Da, ftuenraMi^.^Grmat, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that thy faithful may always cele-
brate with joy the festivals of thy saints, and ever
be protected by their prayers. Thro'.
X11I. St. LUCY, v. m.
Introit, Coll. and Epist. as in Mass XIX. p. 498.
GRAD. Thou didst love righteousness and hate
iniquity. F. Therefore God, thy God, hath aiioiuU-
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ed thee with the oil of gladness. Alleluia, Alleluia*
V. Grace is spread on thy lips, therefore hath A God
blessed thee for ever. Alleluia.
(POjSptl, 'Offertory, Secret, and P. Comm. as
in Mass XX. ^.499.
COMM. Princes have persecuted me without
cause, and my heart hath trembled at thy words:
but 1 will rejoice in thy commandments, like one
who hath found rich spoils,
XXL St. THOMAS, ap.
INTRO IT, Mihiautem, p. 524.
COLLECT. Da, nubis. Grant, O Lord, we
beseech thee, that we may rejoice on the solemnity
of thy blessed Apostle Thomas; to the end that we
may always have the assistance of his prayers, and
zealously profess the faith he taught.
EPISTLE. Ephct. ii. 19. 22. Brethren: You
are no more strangers and foreigners : but you are
fellow-citizens with the saints, and the domestics ot*
God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and
prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cor-
ner-stone: in whom all the building being framed
together, groweth up into an holy temple in the
Lord. In whom you also are built together into
an habitation of God in the spirit.
GRAD. Thy friends, O God, are exceedingly
honourable, exceedingly mighty is their power. E
\viil set about to number them : but they will be
found more numerous than the sands of the sea.
Alleluia, Alleluia. F. Rejoice ye just, in the Lord:
it becometh the righteous to join in his praises. AU
leluia.
d>00pi> John xx. to *, as on Low Sund. p* 347.
OFFERT. Ps. xviii. Their sound went thro*
the whole world: and their words to the farthest
"bounds of the earth.
3isJ DECEMBER & id JANUARY. $\
SECRET. We pay, O Lord, the homage due
to thee, humbly beseeching thee to preserve in us
thy own gifts by the intercession of blessed Thomas
the apostle, on the day of whose glorious confes-
sion we offer thee a sacrifice of praise. Thro*.
COMM, Reach hither thy hand, and feel the
print of the nails: and be not incredulous, but be-
lieve.
P. COMM. Adesto. Assist us, O merciful God,
and vouchsafe, by the intercession of blessed Tho*
mas the apostle, to preserve in us, what thou hast
bestowed upon us. Thro*.
XXXI. St. SYLVESTER, p. c.
INTROIT, Sacerdotes, p. 4^4. Collect, Secret
and P. Comm. as in p. 482, with Commemo.
rations of all the Festivals, from Christmas-day
inclusively
EPISTLE, 2 Tim. iv. i. 8. as in p. 486.
GRAD. Behold a great Prelate, who in his dayi
pleased God. V. There was none found like him
in keeping the law of God. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. Pa. I have found my servant David: I have
anointed him with my holy oil. Alleluia.
d>0#pel, Luke xii. as in Mass XIH. p. 488.
OFFERT. PJ. Ixxxviii. I have found David my
servant: with my holy oil have 1 anointed him. My
hand shall help him, and my arm shall strengthen
him
COMM. Matt. xxiv. as in Mass XIII. p. 489.
January \L Octave-day. of St. STEPHEN.
AIL as on the Feast itself y p . 7 8, except
COLLECT. Omnipotens.& al mighty and eter-
nal God, who didst consecrate the first fruits of mar-
tyrdom in the blood of the blessed Leviie Stephen;
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grant, we beseech thee, that he may intercede for
us, who begged mercy, even for his persecutors, of
our Lord Jestis Christ thy Son. Who liveth.
V. Octave of St. THOMAS of CANTERBURY.
Mass as on his Feast, p. 85, with Commems. of the
Eve of the Epiphany, of the Sunday within the
Octave of Christmas, and of St, Telesphorus, by
the Collect, &c- o/Mass II. p, 464. $c.
At the end o/ Mass is read the following
d500ptl of the Eve of the Epiphany. Matt,
ii. 19. 23. At that time : When Herod was dead,
behold an angel of the Lord appeared in sleep to
Joseph in Egypt, saying: Arise and take the child
and his mother and go into the land of Israel. For
they are dead who sought the life of the child And
he arose and took the child and his mother, and
came into the land of Israel, But hearing that
Archelaus reigned in Judea in the room of Herod his
father, he was afraid to go thither : and being
warned in his sleep, he turned aside into the qurr-
ters of Galilee. And he came and dwelt in a city
called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which
was said by the prophets: that he shall be called a
Nazarene. Deo gratias*
XIV. St. HILARY, bp. c.
AH as In Mass XIT. p. 485, with a Com mem. o/*Sf t
Felix, by the following Collect, &c.
COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that the examples of thy sa : nts
may excite us to the amendment of our lives: that
as we celebrate their festivals, so we may imitate
their virtues. Thro*.
SECRET of the same. Mercifully receive, O
Lord, Lhe offerings consecrated to thee by the ms-
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fits of blessed Felix, thy Martyr, and grant they may
be a continual support to us. Thro'.
P. COMM. Quicsumiis. Of the same. We be.
seech thee, O Lord, that, beinjr fed by these holy
mysteries of our salvation, we may be helped by
the prayers of blessed Felix, thy Martyr, whose fes-
tival we celebrate. Thro'.
XV. St. PAUL, the first Hermit.
INTROiT, Justus ut pal ma, p. 489.
COLLECT. Dens, gui w<w.~. O God, who dost
comfort us by the yearly solemnity of blessed Paul
thy Confessor, mercifully grant that while we cele-
brate his festival, we may imitate his actions. Thro'.
(2/*St. Maurus. COLLECT as in p. 491.
EPISTLE. Philip, iii. 7. \ 2. ..-Brethren : The
things that were gain to me, the same I have
counted loss for Christ Farthermore I count all
things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of
Jesus Christ my Lord : for whom I have suffered the
loss of all things, and count them but abating, that
1 may gain Christ : and may be found in him not
having my justice, which is of the law, but that
\vhich is of the faith of Christ. Jesus, which is of
God, justice in faith : that 1 may know him, and
the power of his resurrection, ana the fellowship of
jus sufferings, being made conformable to his
death, if by any means I may attain to the resurrec-
tion which is from the dead Not as though I had
already attained, or were already perfect: but 1 fol-
low after, if i may by any means apprehend, wherein
I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.
GRALX P*. xx.- -Lord, thou hast, prevented him
ty thy sweet blessings: thou hast set on his head a
crown of pearls. /'. Fie asked life ot ihee, and thou
Last pixen him U-npth of days for ever and ever.
Alleluia, Alleluia. K "The righteous man shall
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bud like the lily, and flourish for ever in the pre-
sence of the Lord. Alleluia.
d>00pU Matt, xi. 25. 30.- At that time :
Jesus answered and said : I confess to thee, O Fa-
ther, Lord of heaven and earth> because thon hast
hid these things from the wise and prudent, and
hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father j
for so it hath seemed good in thy sight. All things
are delivered to me by my Father. And no one
knoweth the Son, but the Father: neither doth any
one know the Father, but the Son, and he to
whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come
to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and
1 will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you,
and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble
of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For
tny yoke is sweet, and my burden light.
OFFER' r. and SECRET as in Mass XIV. p. 49 1.
COMM. Pi 1 . Ixiii. - The righteous man shall
rejoice, and hope in the Lord: and all the upright
of heart shall be praised.
P. COMM. Refecti, as in Mass Xllf. p. 489.
Of St. MAURU.S, Protect, as in Mass XV.* p. ^92.
XVF. St. MARCELLUS, p. m.
Introit, Gradual, a/zdOffert. as in Mass I. p. 461,4^.
COLLECT. Preces. Mercifully hear, O Lord,
we beseech ihee, the prayers of thy people, that we
may be assisted by the merits of blessed Marc-llu* t
thy Martyr and Bishop, the feast of whose sufferings
we celebrate with joy. Thro'*
EPISTLE and GOSPEL, from Mass II. pp. 464,
465.
SECRET. Graciously receive, O God, we be-
leech thee, the offerings we have made, and, in
JANUARY.
ttnsideiation of the merits of blessed >"*
Martvr and Bishop, grant they may procure tor i
the helps necessary to our salvation. I hro .
COMM. * on St. Damasus, ^"ft^ ]M3**
P COMM. Srfiorfi.-~Thbu hast fed, O Lord.
thy family with these sacred oblations ; ever
lore comfort us by his intercession, whose feast we
celebrate. Thro*.
XVIII. St. PETER's CHAIR at ROME, Sec.
u omitting the Comm. of St. Priscaf, this Maw
tents also for his Chair at Antioch, bpYMaad
February.
INTROIT. Statuit, as in Mass I. p. 461.
COLLECT. DCUJ, $i 6eafo. O God, who by
delivering to the blessed Apostle Peter the keys of
the kingdom of heaven, didst give him the power of
binding and loosing: grant that, by his interces-
sion, we may be freed from the bonds of our sins.
"Who livest. _ ~ ,
Of St. PAUL. Deus, qni ntultitudmem, O God,
who by the preaching ot blessed Paul the Apostle,
didst instruct the multitude of the Gentiles: grant,
we beseech thee, that whilst we celebrate his me-
mory, we may 6nd the effects of his prayers.
f O/'St PR.ISCA. Da ^wtfswwws. Grant, we be-
seechihee, O Almighty God, that we who cele-
brate the memory of blessed Prisca, thy V. and M.
may find comfort on hej yearly festival and improve
by the example of her great faith. Thro .
EPISTLE, i Pet. \. i. 7- Peter, an apostle of
Jesus Christ, to the strangers dipersed through Pon.
tus, Galaiia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithyma, fefect
according to the foreknowledge of God the bather,
unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience
and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: grace,
unto you and peace be multiplied. Blessod be tO$
S3 8 l8*A JANUARY.
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who ac-
cording to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto
a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead, ^unto an inheritance incorruptible,
and undefiled, and that cannot fade, reserved in
heaven for you, who by the power of God are kept
by faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the
last time. Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if
now you must be for a little time made sorrowful
in divers temptations: that the trial of your faith,
(much more precious than gold, which is tried by
the fire) may be found unto praise, and glory, and
honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
GRAD. Ps* cxvi. Let them extol him in the
assembly of the people, and praise him where the
elders sit. V. Let them thank the Lord for his
mercy, and publish his wonders as to the sons of
men. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Thou art Peter, and
upon this rock 1 will build my church. Alleluia.
TRACT. (After Septuagesima.) Thou art
Peter, and upon this rock 1 will build my church,
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And
1 will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven*
V. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be
bound in heaven. V. And whatsoever thou shalt
loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.
(B00pl, Matt, xvi, as on the 29th (/June.
Offert. Thou art, &c. as in the preceding Tract, toK.
SECRET. May the intercession, we beseech
thee, O Lord, of B. Peter thy A p. render the pray-
ers and offerings of thy church acceptable to thee :
that the mysteries we celebrate in his honour, may
obtain for us the pardon of our sins. Thro'.
Oj St. PAUL. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings
of thy people by the prayers of Paul thy Apostle:
that what is acceptable to thee, because by thee in-
stituted, may become still more acceptable by his in-
tercession*
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f O/'St. PRISCA. We beseech thee, O Lord,
that the sacrifice we offer in honour of the martyr-
dom of thy saints, may loose the bonds of our sins,
anfl procure for us the gifts of thy mercy. Thro'.
COMM. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock
I will build my church.
P. COMM. May the sacrifice we have offered, O
Lord, fill us with holy joy: that as we publish the
miracles thou hast wrought in the person of thy
Apostle Peter, so we may, through his prayers, re-
ceive the abundant effects of thy mercy. Thro'.
O/'St. PAUL. Sanctificati. Being sanctified, O
Lord, by these saving mysteries, we pray that we
may never be deprived of his intercession whom thou
Last appointed our patron and guide.
f Of St. PRISCA. Quasumus. Being filled with
these saving mysteries, we beseech tbee, O Lord,
that we may be assisted by the prayers of her, whose
festival we keep. Thro'.
XiX. St. WOLSTAN, Bp. of Worcester.
All as in Mass XI. p. 484, except
COLLECT. Spiritum. 'Infuse into our souls, O
Lord, the spirit of thy love : that by the intercession
of blessed Wolstan, thy Confessor and Bishop, we
may be made worthy to enjoy the fruits thereof in
eternal felicity. Thro*.
SECRET. Receive/we beseech thee, O Lord,
the offerings of thy suppliant servants: and grant
that what our guilty consciences dare not hope for,
thy mercy would bestow on us, by the intercession
of blessed Wolstan. Thro'.
P. COMM. Salutaris, Being replenished, O
Lord, with thy wholesome mysteries, we humbly
beseech thy clemency, that the prayers of him may
not be wanting to us, under whose patronage thou
hast placed us. Thro'.
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XX. SS. FABIANcmd SEBASTIAN, mm.
INTROIT, s in Mass VII. p. 475.
COLLECT, Injirmitatarii with its Secret and
P. Comm. in the plural number, as in p* 461.
EPISTLE. Heb. xi. 33, 39. ... Brethren: The
saints by faith conquered kingdoms, wrought justice,
obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of
the sword, recovered strength from weakness, be-
came valiant in battle, put to flight the armies of
foreigners : women received their dead raised to life
again. But others were racked, not accepting deli-
verance, th.it they might find a better resurrection.
And others had trial of mockeries and stripes, more*
over also of bands and prisons: they were stoned ,
they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they
were put to death by the sword, they wandered aboul
in sheep skins, and in goat-skins, being in want,
distressed, atflicted : of whom the world \\asnol
worthy; wandering in desarts, in mountains, and in
dens, and in raves of the earth. And all these being
approved by the testimony of faith, in Christ Jesus
our Lord,
GRAD. E.vod. xv. --- God is glorious in his.
saints, wonderful in his majesty, and performetli
prodigies. V. Thy right hand, O Lard, hath glo-
riously displayed its strength: thy right hand hath
defeated thv enemies. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Thy
saints, () God, shall bless thee, and publish the
glory of thy kingdom. Alleluia.
(BOjSpCl, Lukevi. as in Mass VIII. p. 478.
OFFERT. Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice y
righteous: and praise him all ye upright of heart.
COMM. Luke vi.- A great many that were dis.
eased, and tormented by unclean spirits, came to
him, because a virtue proceeded from him, aad
healed them ail.
2IS* & 22d JANUART. 4*
XXL St. AGNES, v. m.
7NTROIT, Me expectaverunt, as in p. 496.
COLLECT. Omnipotens.Q almighty and eter-
nal God, who makest choice of the weak things of
this world to confound the strong: mercifully grant
that we, who celebrate the feast of blessed Agnes,
thy Virgin and Martyf, may experience the effects of
her prayers. Thro*.
LESSON, a? in Mass XVI. p. 493-
GRAD. Grace is spread on thy lips, therefore
hath God blessed thee for ever. V. For thy truth,
meekness, and righteousness, shall thy right hand
also lead thee on wonderfully. Alleluia, Alleluia.
V. The five wise virgins took oil in their vessels with
their lamps, and at midnight there was a cry: Be-
hold the bridegroom cometh, go ye forth and meet
Christ the Lord. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said the
TRACT, Veni Sponsa, which with the. GOSPEL and
OF PERT, are also taken from Mass XVI. p. 494, i$r.
SECRET. Favourably receive, O Lord, the of-
ferings we make thee, and by the intercession of
blessed Agnes, thy Virgin and Martyr, loosen tlve
bonds of our sins. Thro*.
COMM. The five wise virgins, &c. as in p. 499.
P. CpMM. Refccti. Being refreshed, O Lord,
with this heavenly meat and drink, we hurjibly be-
seech thee that we may be aided by her prayers, on
whose festival we have received these sacred myste-
ries. Thro'.
XXII. SS. VINCENT and ANASTAS1US, mm.
All as in Mass VII. p. 475, except
COLLECT. ^t/csto. Hear, O Lord, our ear-
nest prayers, that we, who are sensible ofihegui!t
of our crimes, may be delivered therefrom by the
prayers of thy blessed Martyrs Vincent and Anasta-
tic Thro 1 .
Zz
24th JANUARY.
SECRET, We bring, as in Mass VIII. p. 479.
P. COMM. Quaswnus. We beseech thee, O
Almighty God, that by the intercession of thy blessed
Martyrs Vincent and Anastasius, the heavenly food
\ve have received may defend us from all adversity.
Thro'.
XXIII. St. RAYMOND of PENNAFORT, c.
All as in Mass XIII. p. 488, except
COLLECT. Dcus, qui beatum.O God, who
didst make blessed Raymond an excellent minister
of the sacrament of penance, and didst miraculously
conduct him through the waves of the sea; grant,
by his intercession, that we may bring forth worthy
fruits of penance, and be enabled to arrive at the
port of eternal salvation. Thro'.
Commem. of St. Emerentiana, by the Collect, In-
cluigentiam, with its Secret, and P. Comni. as in
Mass XVII. p. 496, 4"C.
XXIV. St. TIMOTHY, bp. m.
All as in Mass I. p. 461, except
EPISTLE, i Tim..\\. \ i, 16. Dear Brother :
Follow after justice, godliness, faith, charity, pa-
tience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay
hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and
hast confessed a good confession before many wit-
nesses. I charge thee before God, who quickeneth
all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testi-
mony under Pontius Pilate, a good confession: that
thou keep the commandment without spot, blame-
less, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:
which in his times he shall shew, who is the Bless.
ed, and only Mighty, the King of kings, and Lord of
lords : who only hath immortality, and in habit eth
light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen nor can
ee: to whom be honqur and empire everlasting.
A men.
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XXV. CONVERSION of St. PAUL.
1NTRO1T. i Tim. i. I know whom I have
trusted, and am sure that he is a just judge, and able
to keep what 1 have deposited in his hands against
that day. 1's. Lord thou hast tried me, and hast
known'me : thon hast known my sitting down, and
rny up- rising. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Deus, ywi. O God, who, by the
preaching of blessed Paul thy Apostle, didst instruct
the whole world; grant, we beseech thee, that we,
who this day honour his conversion, may, by his ex-
ample, learn to come to thee. Thro'.
Oj St. PETER, Deus, qul ieato, as on the Feast of
his Chair at Rome, the iSth of January, p. 537.
LESSON. Acts vi. i 22. In those days: Saul
breathing put threatening and slaughter against the
disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest, and
asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues,
that if he found any men and women of this way,
he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. And as
he went on his journey, it came to pass thathedrew
nigh to Damascus: and suddenly a light from hea-
ven shined round about him. And falling on the
ground he heard a voice saying to him : Saul, Saul,
why ptrsecutest thou me I* Who said: Who art
thou, Lord ? And he said: I am Jesus of Nazareth,
whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick
against the goad. And he trembling and astonish,
ed, said : Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ?
And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the
city, and there it shall be told thee what thou must
do. Now the men who went in company with him
stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no
man. And Saul arose from the ground, and when
his eyes were opened he saw nothing. But they
leading him by the hand, brought him to Damascus.
And he was there three days without sight, and lie
did neither eat nor drink. Now there was a certain
544 t$t1l JANUARY.
disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: and the
Lord said to him in a vision ; Ananias. And he
said: Behold I am here. Lord. And the Lord said
to him : Arise, and go into the street that is called
Strait, and seek in the house of .Judas, one named
Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth. (And he
saw a man named Ananias, coming in and putting
his hands upon him, that he might recover his sight.)
But Ananias answered; Lord, I have heard by ma-
ny of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy
saints in Jerusalem : and here he hath authority from
the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name.
And the Lord said to him: Go thy way, for this
man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name
before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of
Israel. For I will shew him how great things he
must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went
his way, and entered into the house : and laying his
Jiands upon him, he said: Brother Saul, the Lord
Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the
way as thou earnest; that thou mayest receive thy
sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And im-
mediately there fell from his eyes as it were scales,
and he received his sight: and rising up he was
baptized. And when he had taken meat, he was
strengthened. And he was with the disciples that
were at Damascus for some days. And immediate.
ly he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is
the Son of God. And all that heard him were asto-
nished, and said; Is not this he who persecuted in
Jerusalem those who called upon this name: and
came hither for that intent that he might carry them
bound to the chief priests? But Saul increased
much more in strength, and confounded the Jews
who dwelt in Damascus, affirming that this is the
Christ.
GRAD. Gal. ii. He that assisted Peter in the
apostleship among the Jews, assisted me also among
JAM/ARY. 54^
the Gentiles r and they have known the grace o
God that was given me. P", The grace of God waa
not fruitless in me: but his grace always abideth in
me. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The ^reat St. Paul was a
chosen vessel, and truly worthy of honour : who also
deserves to be seated on a twelfth throne. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of the Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. ^Thou, O' holy Paul, the Apostle, art
a chosen vessel : thou art truly worthy of glory.
V. Thou wast the preacher of truth and the doctor
of the Gentiles in the faith and in the truth. K. By
thee all nations have known the grace of God.
V. Intercede for us to God who chose thee.
GOSfpd, Matt. xix. as in Mass XV.* p. 492.
OFFERT. Ps. xxxviii. -To me, O God, thy
friends are exceeding honourable ; exceeding mighty
is their power.
SECRET, Sanctify, &c. as p. 538. Of St. PIS-
TE R, May the intercession, &c. ib,
COMM* V r erily I say to you : that you who have
forsaken all things and followed me, shall receive
an hundred fold, and obtain eternal life.
P. COMM. Of St. PTER, May, &c, as w th<
i8t/i instant^ p. 539,
XXVI. St. POLYCARP, bp. m.
All as in Mass II. p. 464, excent
EPISTLE, i John ill. 10, 16 Most dearly be*
lored : Whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he
that loveth not his brother. For this is the declara-
tion, which you have heard from the beginning,
that >ou should love one another. Not as Cain,
who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother.
And wherefore did he kill him? Because his owu
works were wicked : and his brother's just* Won-
der not, brethren, if the world hate you. We know-
that we have passed from death to lift 1 , because "&
fca
546 Zjth & 28/i JANUARY.
love the brethren. He that loveth not ab'deth in
death. Whosoever hateth his brother, is a murder,
er. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life
abiding in himself. In this we have known the cha-
rity of God, because he hath laid down his life for
us : and we ought to lay down our lives for the bre-
thren.
(000pel, Matt. x. and P. COMM. Refecti,
as in p. 469.
XXVII. St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, bp. c.
All as in Mass XIT. p. 485, except
COLLECT, Ecclesiam.-- May thy heavenly grace,
\ve beseech thee, O Lord, enlarge the Church which
thou hast been pleased to enlighten by the resplen-
dent virtues and learning of blessed John thy Con*
lessor and Bishop. Thro*.
GRAD. Behold a great Prelate, who in his days
pleased God. T. There was none found like him
in keeping the law of the Most High. Alleluia,
Alleluia* F. Blessed is the man who surTereth
temptation, for \vheu he hath been tried he shall
receive a crown of life. Alleluia.
XXVIII. St. AGNES, v, m. a second time.
INTROIT, Vultum tuum, p, 499.
COLLECT^ Dens, gui O God, who rejoicest
us by the yearly solemnity of B Agnes, thy v. and
m. ; grant, we beseech .thee, that we may imitate her
life, to whose memory we pay mis honour Thro'.
EPISTLE, Gradual, and Trad, as in p. 5^0.
d>00pl) Matt, xiii, as in p. 501.
OFFERT. Grace ', .-.pread on thy lips, therefore
hath God blessed thee for ever.
SECRET. May thy blessing, we beseech thee, O
'Lord, plentifully descend upon these our offerings,
that through thy mercy they may both sanctify us
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and cause \is to rejoice in the solemnity of thy mar-
tyrs. Thro'.
COMM. The kingdom of heaven is like to a
merchant seeking good pearls, who having found
one of great value, \vent and sold all his possessions
and bought it.
P. COMM* Suwpshmts. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Lord, that the votive mysteries we have received
on tins annual solemnity, may both succour us in
this temporal life, and procure for us that which will
have no end. Thro 1 .
XXIX. St. FRANCIS de SALES.
All as in Mass X. * />, 482, except
COLLECT, Dcus, ywi O God, who for the
salvation of souls was pleased that B. Francis, thy
conf. and bp. should become all to all: mercifully
grant, that, being plentifully enriched with the sweet-
ness of thy charity, by following his directions, and
by the help of his merits, we may obtain life ever-
lasting. Thro*.
XXXI. St. PETER NOLASCUS, c.
AIL as In Mass XIV. ^.489, except
COLLECT. Dcus, qui. O God, who, in imita-
tion of thy charily, didst inspire B. Peter to institute
a new order in the Church for the redemption of
captives; grant, by his intercession, that being deli-
ven-.i fr-iin the slavery of sin, we may enjoy everlast-
ing liberty in our heavenly country Thro'.
wry I. St. IGNATIUS, bp. m.
INTROJT, GV. vi.. -God forbid I should glory
in anv thing biit in the cross ofour Lord Jesus Christ :
. by whom the world is crucified to me, and 1 to the
\\orld. Ps cxxxi. Remember David, O Lord, and
all his meekness in suffering. F. Glory.
54$ *d FEBRUARY.
COLL. $CR. and P. COMM. as in Mass I. 77.46*,
EPISTLE, Rom. viii. 35, 39.- Brethren: Who
then shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall
tribulation? o* distress? or famine? or nakedness ?
or danger? or persecution ? or the sword ? (As it is
written ; "For thy sake we are put to death all the
day long. We are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter.**) But in all these things we overcome,
because of him that hath loved us. For I am sure
that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor princi-
palities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things
to come, nor might, nor height, nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be able to separate us from the
love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GRADUAL, Behold, as on January 27, p. 546.
Alleluia, Alleluia* V. Gal. ii. I am nailed with
Christ to his cross ; I live, but now it is not 1, but
Christ that liveth in me. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead (/Alleluia and V. is said the,
TRACT, Desidermm, p. 462.
(BOSfpCl) John xii* as on St. Laurence, Aug. 10,
OFFERT. Thou hast crowned, as in p. 467.
COMM. I am the wheat of Christ: I am to be
ground by the teeth of wild beasts, that I may be
found pure bread.
II. PURIFICATION of the B. V, MARY.
^PHIS feast is kept, not only in remembrance of our Sa-*
viour's Pn sentation in the Temple 40, days after his>
birth, (in compliance with the law of Moses, Lev. xii.)
but alfo in commemoration of H i s BLESSED MOTHER'S
PURIFYING HERSELF, by offering that sacrifice in the
temple, which was prescribed by the same law. Its in-
stitution must be of an early date, since we find mention
made of it in the 5th century. By the distribution of the
blessed candles, the faithful are exhorted to be as piously
disposed as holy SIMEON was when he took Christ in his
arms, and prophesied that he should become the LI 5 MY.
id FEBRUARY. 549
of the Gentiles and the c t o R Y of Israel. Let us therefore
receive the candles from the hands of the Priest with a be-
coming piety, as an emblem of Christ, who is the light of
our souls, and with him let us also offer up ourselves, as
purified by his blood to his Eternal Father.
At the BLESSING of the CANDLES.
The Lord be with you. H. And with thy spirit*
Let us pray. Domine sancte.
HOLY Lord, Father Almighty, and Eternal God,
who didst create all things out of nothing,
ana by the labour of the bees following thy com-
mands, hast brought this liquor to the perfection of
wax; and who, on this day, didst accomplish th$
desire of the righteous Simeon, we humbly beseech
thee, that by the invocation of thy most holy name,
and by the intercession of blessed Mary, ever a vir-
gin, whose festival we this day devoutly celebrate,
and by the prayers of all thy saints, thou wouldst
vouchsafe to bless J and sanctify { these candles,
for the service of men, and for the good of their bo.
dies and souls in all places; and that thou wouldst
please mercifully to hear from thy holy temple, and
from the throne of thy majesty, the prayers of this
thy people, who desire to carry them in their hands
with reverence, and with sacred hymns to praise thy
name; and shew mercy to all that cry out unto
thee, whom thou hast redeemed by the precious
blood of thy beloved Son : who liveth. JR. Amen.'
Let us pray. Omnipotent sempiterne Dcus.
O Almighty and Eternal God, who, on this dav
wast pleased that thy only Son should be pre,
sented in the temple, and be received into the arm$
of holy Simeon : we humbly beseech thy mercy to
bless 4-, sanctify >|*, and give the light <y thy hea-
venly benediction to these candles, which we thy
servants desire to carry in honour of ihy name; that
by offering them to thee, our Lord God, we may be
inflamed with the fire of thy sweet loye, and niad^
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worthy to be presented in the holy temple of thy
glory. Thro' the same. JR. Amen.
Let us pray. Domine Jesu.
LORD Jdsus Christ, the true light, that enlight-
eneth every man that cometh into the world:
pour forth thy blessing *J* upon these candles, and
sanctify *f them by the light of thy grace: and grant
in thy mercy, that as these candles, by their visible
light, dispel the darkness of the night, so our hearts,
burning with invisible fire, and enlightened by the
grace of the Holy Ghost, may be delivered from all
blindness of sin : that, the eye of our soul being pu
rified, we may discern those things that are pleasing
to thee, and beneficial to our souls; that after hav-
ing finished the darksome passage of this life, we
tnay come to never-fading joys through thee, O Je-
sus Christ, the Saviour of the world, who, in perfect
Trinity livest. JR. Amen.
Let us pray* Omnipotens sempiterne*
OAl-viebty and Eternal God f who, by thy ser-
vant Moses, commandedst the purest oil to be
prepared for lamps, continually to burn in thy pre*
sence, mercifully pour forth the grace of thy bless-
ing ^ on there candles: that as they supply us with
visible light, so, b> rhv assistance, the light of thy
Spirit may never be wanting inwardly in our souls.
Thro% JR Amen.
Let us pray* Domine Jesu*
LORD Jtsus Christ, who, appearing amongst
men in the substance of our flesh, wast pleased
this day to be presented in the temple by thy pa-
rents, and whom the venerable Simeon, enlightened
by the Holy Ghost, publicly confessing, received in
his amis, and blessed : mercifully grant, that, being
inspired and taught by the grace of the same holy
Spirit, we may sincerely acknowledge and faithfully
love thee ; who with God the Father, in the unity
of the same holy Spirit, livest, &c. jft. Amen*
2/ FEBRUARY. 5 r
Jlrrc the Priest having put incense in the Censer
sprinkles the Candles with holy Water, saying,
Sprinkle, &c. /?. xiii. without the Ps. After jum*
itho.'m he distributes them to the Faithful, who
receive them kneeling, first kissing the Candle,
and then the Hand of the Priest. During the
Distribution of the Candles in sung,
ANT, Lumen ad revelationem Gentium, et glo-
riam plebis tuse Israel.
CANTICLE, Luke ii.
N'UNC dimittis servum tuum Domine: * secun-
dum verbum tuum m pace. Ant. Lumen, &c.
Quia vide runt oculi mei : * sal u tare tuum.
Ant. Lumen, &c.
Quod parasti * ante faciem omnium populorum.
Ant. Lumen, &c.
Gloria Patri, &c. Ant. Tyumen, &c.
Sicut erat in principio, &c. Ant. Lumen, &c.
Then is sung the following
Ant. Exurge Domine adjuva nos : et libera nos
propter nomen tuum. Ps. Deus auribus nostris aiulU
vim us ; patres nostri annuntiaverunt nobis. K.Gloria.
Ant. Exurge, to Ps.
After Septuag. when this Festival does not fall on a
Sunday, is said,
P. JFlectamus genua. R. Legate.
PRAYER. Exuudi ...Give ear, we beseech thee,
O Lord, to thy people: that what we outwardly
perform by this yearly devotion, we may inwardly
obtain the effects of, by the light of thy grace.
Thro'. Amen.
At Mass the Candles arc held lighted during the Cos-
pel, and from the Consecration, //// ujtcr the Com-
munion.
INTROIT, * Suscepimus, as in p. 411.
COLLECT. Ow/upofens.Q Almighty and Eter-
rial God, we humbly beseech thy divine majt-sty,
,s thy only Son iu the substance of our fi^sh,
552 id FEBRUARY*
was this Jay presented in the temple, so our souls,
being perfectly cleansed, may become a pure obla-
tion and he presented to thee. Thro'.
LESSON. Mai. iii. 1,4. T/ws saith the Lord -
God: Behold I send my angel, and he shall prepare
the way before my face. And presently the Lord
whom you seek, and the angel of the Testament
whom you desire, shall come to his temple. Be-
hold he cometh, saith the Lord of hosts: and who
shall be able to think of the day of his coming ? and
who shall stand to see him ? For he is like a refining
fire, and like the fullers herb: and he shall sit refin*
Ing and cleansing the silver, and he shall purify the
sons of Levi, and shall refine them as gold, and as
silver, and the r shall offer sacrifices to the Lord in
justice. And the sacrifice of Judea and Jerusalem
shall please the Lord, as in the days of old, and in
the ancient years : saith the Lord Almighty.
'Git AD. Ps. xlvii. We have received thy mercy,
O God, in the midst of thy temple: thy praise, O
God, as well as thy name, is spread to the ends of
ihe earth. V. As we have heard, so we have seen
it come to pass in the city of our God, on his holy
mountain. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The old man
carried the Child, and the Child governed the old
man. Alleluia.
After Scptuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT. Nunc dimi'tti/. Now thou dost dis-
miss thy servant, O Lord, according to thy word, in
peace. Because my eyes have seen thy promised
salvation. Which thon hast now prepared to shew
unto all nations. A lig'ut to enlighten the Gentiles,
and the glory of thy people Israel.
(BOJfptU Luke ii. 22, 32 At that time:
When the days of the purification of Mary, accord,
ing to the law of Moses, were accomplished, they
carried Jesus to Jerusalem, to present him to the
.Lord. As it is written in the )aw of the Lord, Every
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ry mate opening the womb shall be called holy to the
Lord. And to offer a sacrifice according as it is
written in the law of the Lord, a pair of turtle doves,
or two young pigeons. And behold there was a
man in Jerusalem named Simeon, and this man was
just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Is-
rael: and the Holy Ghost was in him. And he
liad received an answer from the Holy Ghost, that
he should not see death, before he had seen the
Christ of the Lord. And he came by the Spirit in-
to the temple. And when his parents brought in
the child Jesus, to do for him according to thecus
torn of the law, he also took him into his arms, and
blessed God, and said : Now thou dost dismiss thy
servant, O Lord, according to thy word, in peace*
Because my eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou
hast prepared before the face of all people : a light
to the revelation of the* Gentiles, and the glory of
thy people Israel. CREDO.
OFFER'! 1 . Ps. xliv, Grace is spread on thy lips,
therefore hath God blessed thee for ever and ever.
SECRET. Mercifully hear our prayers, O Lordj
and grant us the assistance of thy mercy, that what
we offer to thy divine majesty may be worthy to be
accepted. Thro'.
PREFACE, Quia per incarnati, p. xxx.
COMM. Luke i Simeon received an answer
from the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death
till he beheld the Christ of the Lord.
P. COMM. Quesurnus. We beseech thee, O
Lord our God, that the sacred mysteries we have re
ceived to preserve our new life, may, by the inter-
cession of B. Mary, ever a Virgin, become a remedy
to us both now and for the future. Thro'.
When the Purification/^//* on Septuagesima, Sexa-
gesima, or Quinquagesima Sunday, although the
Candles are blessed, 4-0. yet the Mas* is deferred
till next i)ay.
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IV. St. ANDREW CORSINI, bp.c.
All as in Mass X*. p. 482, except
COLLECT- D^s, qui O God, who in every
age furnishest the Church with fresh examples of
virtue : grant thy faithful so closely to imitate blessed
Andrew, thy Confessor and Bp. as to be, one da)',
partakers in his reward. Thro'.
V. St. AGATHA, v. m.
*' All as in Mass XVI, p. 493, except
TNTROIT. Let us rejoice in the Lord, and ce-
lebrate this festival in honour of blessed Agatha the
Martyr, for whose martyrdom the angels rejoice,
mid join in the praises of the Son of God. Ps. My
heart hath uttered a good word : I refer my works to
the king. V. Glory,
EPISTLE, i Cor. i. 26. 31. ... Brethren: See
your vocation : there are not many wise according
ito the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble : but
the foolish things of this world hath God chosen,
that he may confound the wise: and the weak
things of the world hath God chosen, that he may
confound tLe strong ; and the base things of the
-y/orld, and the things that are contemptible hath
God chosen, and things' that are not, that he might
bring to nought things that are, that no flesh should
glory in his sight. But of him are you in Christ
Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and
Justice, and sanctification, and redemption : that,
'as it is written, He that glorieth, may glory in the
Lord.
GRAD. Ps. xlv God will assist her with his
looks: God is in her, and she shall not fail, V. A
swift running stream rejoiceth the city of God : the
Most High hath consecrated his tabernacle. Allel.
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Allel. V. I spoke of thy law in the presence of
kings, and I was not ashamed. Alleluia.
After Septuag. instead of Alleluia and V. is said
TRACT, Qui st/ninant, ^.476.
C50pCl+ Mutt. xix. 3. 12. At that time i
The Pharisees came to Jesus to tempt him, saying :
Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every
cause ? Who answering, said to them : ETave ye not
read, that he who made man from the beginning,.
made, I hem mule and female i And he said : For this
cause shall a man Icarc father and mother, and shall
cleave to his wife^ and they two shall be in one flesh.
Therefore now they are not two, but one flesh.
What therefore God hath joined together, let no
man put asunder. They say to him: Why did
Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to
put away ? He saith to them : Because Moses, by
reason of the hardness of your heart, permitted you
to put away your wives : but from the beginning it
was not so. And I say to you, that whosoever shall
put away his wife, except it be for fornication,
and shall marry another, conimitteth adultery ; and
he that shall marry her that is put away, conimitteth
adultery. His disciples say to him: If the case
of a man with his wife be so, it is not expedient to
marry. Who said to them: All men take not this
word, but they to whom it is given. For there are
eunuchs, who were born so from their mother's
womb: and there are eunuchs, who were made so
by men: and there are eunuchs, who have made
themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven. He
that can take, let him take it.
COMM. He who vouchsafed to heal all my
wounds, and restore my breast to my body, is the
living God, whom 1 call upon.
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VIII. St. JOHN of MATH A, c.
All as in Mass XIII, p. 488, except
COLLECT. Deus O God, who by holy John
was pleased, under thy heavenly directions, to in-
stitute the Order of the most Holy Trinity, for the
redemption of captives out of the hands of the Sara-
cens: grant, we beseech thee, that by his merits we
may be delivered, by thy grace, from all captivity
of both body and mind. Thro'.
X, St. SCHOLASTiCA, v.
All as in Mass XIX. p. 498* except
COLLECT, Deus, qui.Q God, who to re-
commend to us innocence of life, wast pleased to let-
the soul of thy blessed Virgin Scholastica ascend to
heaven in the shape of a dove; grant, by her merits
and prayers, that we may lead innocent lives here f
and ascend to eternal joys hereafter. Thro*.
XIV. St. VALENTINE, pr. and m.
All as in Mass III. p. 466, except
COLLECT. Pr^ta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we who solemnize the fes-
tival of blessed Valentine, thy Martyr, may, by his
instruction be delivered from all the evils that
threaten us. Thro*.
SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, we beseech
thee, with the offerings we have made, and by the
intercession of blessed Valentine, thy martyr, defend
us from all dangers. Thro*.
P. COMM Sit nobis. - - May this divine sacra-
Tnent strength en us, O Lord, both in body and soul,
that by the intercession of blessed Valentine, thy
martyr, we may receive the effects of what we cele-
brate. Thro*.
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XXIV. or XXV. St. MATTHIAS, ap.
1NTROIT, Mihi autem, as in p. 524.
COLLECT. jDtus. O God, who didst add B.
Matthias to the number of thy Apostles, grant, we
beseech thee, that by his prayers \ve may be ever
sensible of the effects of thy mercy. Thro/
LESSON. Acts i. 15. 26. In those days :
Peter rising up in the midst of the brethren, said i
(now the number of persons together w; s about an
hundred and twenty,) Men brethren, the scripture
must needs be fulfilled which the Holy Ghost spoke
before by the mouth of David concerning Judas, who
was the leader of them that apprehended Jesus : who
wns numbered with us, and had obtained part of this
ministry. And he indeed hath possessed a field of
the reward of iniquity, and being hanged burst
asunder in the midst: and all his bowels gushed out.
And it became known to all the inhabitants of Jeru.
salem : so that the same field was called in their
tongue Haceldama, that is to say, the field of
blood. For it is written in the book of Psalms ;
Let their habitation become desolate, and let there be
HQHC to dwell therein. And his bishopric let another
take,. Wherefore of these men who have compa-
nied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus came
in and went out among us, beginning from the bap.
tism of John until the day wherein he was *afcen up
from us, one of these must be made a witness with
ns of his resurrection. And they appointed two,
Joseph, called Barsabas, who was surnamed Justus,
and Matthias. And praying they said- Thou, Lord,
who knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of
these two thou hast chosen, to take the place of
this ministry and apostleship, from which Judas hath
bv transgression fallen, that he might go to his own,
place. And they gave them lots, and the lot fell
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upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the ele-
ven apostles.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxviii. Thy friends, O God, are
truly honourable: exceeding mighty is their power*
V. I will set about to number them ; but their num.
ber will be found to exceed the sands of the sea.
TRACT, Deslderium animcE, p. 46 2.
(3pQfpl ? Matt, xi. as on j ^th January, p, 535.
OFFERT. Ps. xliv. Thou wilt make them rulers
over the whole earth: they shall be mindful of thy
name, O Lord, from generation to generation.
SECRET. Grant, O Lord, that (the prayer of
B. Matthias, thy ap. accompanying the offerings we
make to thy holy name) we may be both cleansed
from our sins, and defended thereby. Thro'.
COMM. Matt. xix. You who have followed me,
shall sit on thrones, judging the 12 tribes of Israel.
P. COMM. Prasta.-. -Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that by virtue of the sacrament
we have received, and the intercession of B. Mat-
thias, thy ap we may obtain the pardon of our sins,
and peace. Thro'.
March II. St. CHAD, Bp. of Litchfield.
All as in Mass XL p. 484, except
COLLECT. Omnipotent. Almighty and eternal
God, who r^joicest us this day in the obervation of
the festival of B. Chad, thy Conf. and Bp. we hum-
b!y beseech thy clemency, that, as we devoutly
observe his solemnity, we may through his interces-
sion obtain the reward of eternal lite. Thro 1
SECRET. Be favourable, O Lord, to our pray-
ers : and grant, by the intercession of B.Chad, thy
c. and bp. that by assisting at these mysteries, we
may be delivered from all sin, and purified by -thy
Thro*.
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P. COMM. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
Lord our God, that we who have offered to thee
these divine mysteries, may obtain thy mercy, and
advance to a full enjoyment of them above. Thro'.
IV. St. CASIMIR, c.
All as in Mass XIII. p 488, except
COLLECT. Deus, gui.O God, who amidst
the delights of a court, and the attractive snares of
the world, didst preserve holy Casimir constant and
faithful in thy service ; grant, we beseech thee, that
by his intercession, thy people may despise the tran-
sitory things of this world, and eagerly pursue those
that are everlasting. Thro'.
Here is made a Comment, of St. Lucius, l>y the
Collect, &c. <y'Mass II. p. 464.
VII. St. THOMAS of AQUIN, c, D.
All as in Mass XII. /? 48 r, except
COLLECT. De., qui.O God, who bv the
wonderful learning of blessed Thomas, thy Con.
fessor, hast illustrated thy Church, and by his virtues
hast enlarged it ; grant, \ve beseech thee, that we
may understand what he taught, and, in our lives,
follow what he practised. Thro*.
LESSON. U'i^l. vii. 7. 14. I wished, and un-
derstanding was given me; and I called upon God,
and the spirit of wisdom came upon me; and I pre-
ferred her before kingdoms and thrones, and esteem-
ed riches nothing in comparison of her. Neither did
1 compare unto her a;. s stone, for all gold
in comparison of her is as a little sand, and silver in
resp.-ct to her shall be counted a; clay. I loved her
above health and beauty, and chose to have her in.
stead of light, for her light cannot be put out. Now-
all good things came to me together with her, and
innumerable riches through her hands. And I re-
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joiced in them all : for this wisdom went before me,
and I knew not that she was the mother of them all.
Which I have learned without guile, and communi-
cate withoyt envy, and her riches 1 hide not. For
she is an infinite treasure to men, which they that
use become the friends of God, being commended
for the gifts of discipline.
IX. St. FRANCES, w.
All as in Mass XXI. p. 502, except
COLLECT, Deus.-->Q God, who amongst other
privileges of thy grace, didst honour B. Frances, thy
handmaid, with the familiar company of Angels;
grant, we beseech thee, by her prayers, that we also
may be admitted into their society. Thro*.
X, The FORTY MARTYRS.
1NTROIT. Ps. xxxiii. The righteous cried outt
and the Lord heard them: and delivered them from,
all their distress. Ps. 1 will bless the Lord at all
times: his praise shall be for ever in my mouth. V.
Glory.
COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee, i
O Almighty God, that as we have seen the courage ;
of thy holy martyrs, in the confession of thy faith, so
\ve may experience their kindness in interceding with
thee for us. Thro*.
EPISTLE, Heb. xi. as on Jan. 20, p. 540.
GRAD. Ps. cxxxii. Behold how good and de |
lightful it is for brethren to live in peace. V. It is !
like the perfumed oil, which from the head, came .
down all over the beard of Aaron.
TRACT, Qui sewnant, as in Mass VII. p. 476,
and GOSPEL, Luke v\, from Mass VIII. ^.478,
OFFERT. P/. xxxi. Rejoice in the Lord, and j
"be glad, O ye righteous 5 and praise him all ye up-
right of heart i
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SF.CRET. Mercifully look down, O Lord, on
j :he sacrifice we offer thee; and grant, by the inter-
o ^ion of thy martyrs, that it may increase our devo-
tion, and avail to our salvation. Thro*.
COMM. Matt, xii Whoever shall do the will
of my Father, who is in heaven, the same is my
brother, sister, and mother, saiththe Lord.
P. COMM. Qu<esu?nus.~ We beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, that we may one day obtain the effects
of that salvation, of which we have received the
pledge in these mysteries. Thro*.
XI. St JOHN of GOD, c.
All as in Mass XI I L p. 488, except
COLLECT. Deus, gui. O God, who didst
grant thy servant John, being inflamed with the fire
of thy love, to walk without hurt through the midst
of flames, and by him didst institute a new order in
thy Church : grant, by his merits, that the fire of
thy charity may cure our diseased souls, and obtain
for us eternal remedies.
OE>00pl, Matt. xxii. as in p. 432.
XII. St. GREGORY, p. c.
INTRO1T, Sacerdotes tui, p. 484.
COLLECT. Deus> qui. O God, who hast re-
warded the soul of blessed Gregory, thy servant,
with eternal biiss: mercifully grant that we who
are oppressed by the weight of our sins, may find
relief by his intercession. Thro'.
EPISTLE, 2 Tun. as in Mass XII. p. 486.
GRAD. The Lord hath sworn, and he will not
repent, thou art a priest for ever according to the
order of Melchlsedech. V. The Lord said to my
Lord, sit thou at my right hand.
'1 RACT, Btatus vir, as in p. ^65.
l^th & igtk MARCH.
fpCl, Matt. v. as in p. 487.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, OLord, by
the intercession of blessed Gregory, that this sacri-
fice may be beneficial to us, by the offering of
which thou hast been pleased to cancel the sins of
the world. Thro'.
COMM. This is the prudent and faithful servant,
v.hom the Lord placed over his family, to give
them their measure of wheat in due season,
P. COMM. Deus, gui. O God, who didst
equal blessed Gregory, thy Bp. to the rest of thy
saints in merit: merciifully grant, that as we cele-
brate his memory, we may also follow his example.
Thro'.
XVII. St. PATRICK, ap. and patron of Ireland.
All as in Mass X.* p. 482, except
COLLECT. Deus t gui. . O God, who wast
pleased to send blessed Patrick, thy Bishop and
Coniessor, to preach thy glory to the Gentiles:
grant, that by his merits and intercession we may,
through thy grace, be enabled to keep thy com*
mandments. Thro*.
XIX. St. JOSEPH, c,
1NTROIT, Justus ut pal ma, p. 489.
COLLECT. Sanclissima. Grant, we beseech
thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the me-
rits of the spouse of thy most holy Virgin-mother,
and that what we cannot obtain thro* our own weak-
ness, may be granted us by his prayers* Who.
Lesson, Eccles. xlv. p. 491. Grad. Ps. xx.>. 492,^/2^
Tract, Pi cxi.jo. 465.
d?00pel. Matt. i. 18. 2 1, When Mary, the
mother of Jesus was espoused to Joseph, before
they came together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost. Whereupon Joseph her husband,
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being a just man, and not willing publicly to ex-
pose her, was minded to put her away privately.
But while he thought on these things, behold the
angel of the Lord appeared to him in his sleep, say-
ing ; Joseph, son of David, fear not to take unto
thee Mary thy wife, for that which is conceived in
JUT, is of the Holy Ghost. And she shall bring
forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
For he shall save his people from their sins.
OFFEHT. My truth and my mercy are with
him ; ad in my name shall his power be exalted.
SECRET. We pav thee, O Lord, our bounden
homage, humbly beseeching thee, to preserve in us
thy gifts, by the prayers of blessed Joseph the hus-
band of the Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ, thy
Son, on whose festival we offer thee this sacrifice
of praise. Thro'.
CO MM. Joseph, son of David, fear not to take
Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is
of the Holy Ghost.
P. COMM. Adesto.KesLT us, O merciful God,,
and vouchsafe, by the intercession of blessed Joseph,
thy Confessor, to preserve in us, what thou hast be-
stowed on us. Thro*.
XX, St. CUTHBERT, bp. of Lindtsfarne, c,
All as- in Mass XI. p. 4^4, except
COLLECT. Dcus, qui. O God r who dost ren-
der the saints glorious by the inestimable gifts of thy
grace, grant, by the prayers of blessed Cuthbert,
thy Confessor and bp. that we may worthily arrive
the summit of virtue. Thro'.
SECRET. Receive, we beseech thee, O Lo^d,
the sacrifice of the redemption of mankind, and by
avers of blessed Cuthbert, thy Confessor and
;av it procure for us health of both body and
. Thro*.
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P. CO MM. Sancta.--Nay the holy mysteries we
have received, O Lord, protect us by their efficacy,
and through the intercession of B. Cuthbert, thy c.
and bp. theMustre of whose life shined so gloriously,
preserve us in peace and holiness* Thro'.
xxv. Srtmum'attott of the E. v. u.
INTROIT, Vultum tuum, p. 499^
^. For the Collect, Secret, and P. Comm. see the
II. Collect, &c. on the first Sunday of Advent*
pages qo find 52.
LESSON. See II. Lesson, Is. vii. 10$ 16. p. 59.
GRAD. Grace is spread on thy lips : therefore
hath the Lord blessr, 1 thee for ever. F. For thy
truth, meekness and r.ghteousness, shall thy right
hand lead thee on vvoi lerfully.
TRACT, Ps. xliv. udi fitia, p, 498.
After Easter, instead f the foregoing GRAD and
TRACT, if Mid Alleluia Alleluia. V. Ave Maria,
gratia plena : Dominus tt m : benedicta tu in mu*
lieribus. Alleluia. F, H ' Mary, full of gface,
the Lord is with thee: bK ed art thou amongst
women. Alleluia. F. A b^ ker of Jesse hath
budded: a Virgin hath brought . rth HIM who is
God and man : God hath restored peace, by recon-
ciling in his person, the highest things with the
lowest. Alleluia.
00pCU Luke i. 26, 38. 4f that time: The.
an^el Gabriel was sent from God into a city of
Galilee, called Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to 1
a man whose name was Joseph^ of the house
of David; and the virgin's narfte was Mary. And
the angel being come in, said unto her : Hail
Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blesse4
art thou among women. Who having heard, was
troubled at his saying, and thought with herself
what manner of salutation, should this be. And
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the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thoil
hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt con.
ceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name Jesus, lie shall be
great, and shall be called the Son of the Most
High, and the Lord God shall give v unto him the
throne of David his father: and he shall reign in
the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom
there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel ;
How shall this be done, because I know not man ?
And the angel answering, said to her: The Holy
Ghost shall come npon thee, and the power of
the Most High shall overshadow thee. And
therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee,
shall be called the Son of God. And behold thy
cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son ia
her old age; and this is the sixth month with her
that is called barren, because no word shall be
impossible with God. And Mary said; Behold th&
handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according
to thy word,
OFPERT. IttfeiHailMaty, full of grace, the
Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
COMM. Isaiah vii. Behold a virgin shall con-
ceive and bring forth a son, and his name shall b
called Emmanuel.
April II. St. FRANCIS of 'PAULA, c.
Alias in Mass XIV. p. 489, except
COLLECT. Deux, liwnilium. O God, who ex-
altest the humble, and didst raise' blessed Francis to
the glory of thy saints: grant, we beseech thee,
through his intercession, that by following his ex-
ample, we may happily obtain the rewards thoa
hast promised to the bumWe. Thro'.
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EPISTLE, Phil. iii. aj rm January 15, p. 93;,
SECRET. May the offerings, O Lord, of thy
devout people, which vye lay upon thy altars, by the
merits of blessed Francis, be advantageous to us ami
pleasing to thee, Thro'.
P. COMM, &tfft/?a.-.*May the heavenly sacra-
ments, O Lord, which we have received, through
the prayers of blessed Francis, secure for us ail ne-
cessary help, as well for this life as for that which
is to come. Thro'.
III. St. RICHARD, bp. of Chichester, c.
All as in Mass X.* p. 482, except
COLLECT. Dfus, gui O God, who hast en-
lightened thy Church by the merits and resplendent
miracles of blessed Richard, thy Confessor and Bp.
grant that we thy servants may, through his inter
cession, obtain eternal glory. Thro'.
SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, mercifulGod,
that the gifts we have offered in the sight of thy dU
vine Majesty, may, by the prayers of blessed Rich-
ard, thy Confessor and Bp. obtain for us the grace
of living holily and obtaining eternal glory. Thro'.
P. COMM. H(c sat ro sancta May these holy
mysteries, O Lord, of which blessed Richard, thy
Confessor and Bp. is the dispenser, coater on us
their salutary effects. Thro'
V. St. VINCENT FERRERIUS, c.
Allasin'MsiS&Xlll. p 48$, except
COLLECT. Dews. O God, who wast pleased
to enlighten thy Church by the virtues and preaching,
of B. Vincent, thy Conf.; grant that we thy servants
may be instructed by his example, and, by his pray*
ers, delivered from all evil, Thro'
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XI. St. LEO, p. c. D.
All as in Mass XII. p. 48 5 except
LESSON. Ecclcs. xxxix. 6, 14. The righteous
roan will give his heart to resort early to the Lord,
that made him, and he will pray in the sight of the
"Most High. He will open his mouth in prayer,
and will 'make supplication for his sins. For if it
shall please the great Lord, he will fill him with
the spirit of understanding: and he will pour forth
the words of his wisdom as showers, and in his
prayer he will confess to the Lord. And he shall
direct his counsel, and his knowledge, and on his
secrets shall he meditate. He shall shew forth the
discipline he hath learned, and shall glory in the
law of the covenant of the Lord. Many shall praise
his wisdom, and it shall never be forgotten. The
memory of him shall not depart away, and his
name shall be in request from generation to gene-
ration. Nations shall declare his wisdom, and the
Church shall shew forth his praise,
(B00ptl, Matt. xvi. as on the Feast of SS.
Peter and Paul, June 29, p. 608.
XIII. St. HERMENEG1LD, m.
All as in Mass III. p. 466, except
COLLECT. !). O God, by whose holy
spirit B. Hermenegild, thy M.was taught to despise
an earthly for a heavenly crown : grant, we beseech
thee, that, by his example, we may learn to despise
temporal things, and fix our hearts on those which
are eternal. Thro'.
<>00p0l* Luke xiv. 26, 33. At that time:
Jews scud to the multitude : If any man come to me,
and hate not his father, and mother, and wife,
and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and
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his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And
whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after
me, cannot be my disciple. For which of you
having a mkid to build a tower, doth not first sit
down and reckon the charges that are necessary,
whether he have wherewithal to finish it. Lest
after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to
finish it, all that see it begin to mock him, saying:
This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
Or what k;*^g about to go and make war against
another king* doth not first sit down and think,
whether he b? able with ten thousand to meet him
that with twenty thousand cometh against him. Or
else while the other is yet afar off, he sendeth an em-
bassy, and desireth conditions of peace. So like*
wise every one of yon that doth not renounce all
that he possesseth, cannot be my disciple.
XIV. St. TIBURTJUS, &c. mm.
All as in Mass VI. p. 473, except
COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee,
O Almighty God, that we who solemnize the festi-
val of thy holy Martyrs, Tiburtius, Valerian, and
Maximus, may likewise imitate their virtues. Thro*
Lesson, Wisd, and Gospel, John, from p. 471.
SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the
sacrifice which we offer thee in honour of the tri-
umphs of thy Martyrs, may loose the bonds of out
sins, and procure us the gifts of thy mercy. Thro*.
P, COMM, Sacro muncre. Being filled with thy
heavenly gifts, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord,
that what we perform as an homage due to thee,
may avail us to salvation. Thro*.
XVII. St. ANICETE, p. m.
All as in Mass V. p. 470, except
John xvi. 20, 32. At that time :
Jesus said to his disciples : Amen, amen I say to you,
22(1 APRIL. 569
that you shall lament and weep, but the world
shall rejoice : and you shall be sorrowful, but your
sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman, v/heu
she is in labour, hath sorrow, because her hour is
come: but when she hath brought forth the child,
she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that
a man is brought into the world. So also you now
indeed have sorrow, but I will see you again, and
your hearts shall rejoice : and your joy no man shall
take from you.
XXII, SS. SOTKR and CAIUS, bps. mm,
All as in Mass VI. p. 473, except
LESSON. Apoc. xix. i. y. In those days: I
John heard as it were the voice of many multitudes
in heaven, sa>ing Alleluia: salvation, and glory,
and power is to our God : for just and true are his
judgments, who hath judged the great harlot which
corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath
revenged the blood of his servants at her hands.
And again they said; Alleluia. And her smoke
ascendeth for ever and ever. And the tour and
twenty ancients, and the four living creatures fell
down and adored God that sitteth upon the throne,
saying; Amen, Alleluia. And a voice came out
from the throne, saying: Give praise to our God,
all ye his servants: and you that (ear him, little and
great. And I heard as it were the voice of a great
multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as
the voice of great thunderings, saying : Alleluia: for
the Lord our God Almighty hath reigned. Let us
be glad and rejoice, and give glory to him: for the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath
prepared herself. And it is granted to her that she
should clothe herself with fine linen ^iuu-iing and
white. For the Hue linen are the justifications of
the saints. And he said to nir : Write : Blessed are
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they that are called to the marriage supper of the
Lamb.
XXIII. . GEORGE, m. Patron of England.
Alias in Mass V. p. 470, except
COLLECT. Deus, qui nos beati.O God, who,
by the merits and prayers- of blessed George, thy
Martyr, fi'.lest the hearts of thy people with joy:
mercifully grant, through his intercession, that the
blessing \ve ask, we may happily obtain by means of
thv grace. -Thro'.
EPISLLE, 2 Tim. as in Mass IV. p. 468.
SECRET. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings we
have made; and, through the intercession of blessed
George, thy Martyr, by them cleanse us from the
stains of our sins. Thro'.
P. COMM. Supplices. - We humbly beseech
thee, O Almighty God, that those whom thou hast
refreshed with thy sacraments, may, by the inter,
cession of blessed George, thy Martyr, by a lif e
well-pleasing to thee, worthily serve thee. Thro*.
XXIV. St. HDEL1S, m.
Alias in Mass V. p* 470, except
COLLECT. Deus, qui.~O God, who didst fill
the heart of blessed Fidelis with the fire of seraphic
Jove; and whilst he laboured in the propagation of
the true faith, didst honour him with the crown of
martyrdom and the gift of miracles: grant, we be-
seech thee, that by his merits and intercession, we
may be so confirmed by thy grace, as to be found
faithful in thy service even unto death. Thro'.
XXV. St. MARK, the Evangelist.
A Dreadful plague having broke out at Rome, anno
589, which carried off a great number of the people,
l$th APRIL. 57*
*ins; and grant his blessing on the fruits of the earth.
1NTR01T, Protexisti, ? w ftfl* , didst
COLLECT. Dez/5, </w. God . whc
ra je B Mark, thy Evangelis,, ^ the honourable
commission of preaching the gospel : grant e be-
seech thee, that v.-e may ever receive benefit t.om his
Instructions, and be defended by h W&
IVSSON E;ek. i. 10, 14. The likeness or the
(o^Screruures was this : there was the face o
a m;>n, and the face of a hon on the right side
the or , am! the face of an ox on the it-it side , of all
he four , and the face of an eagle, over all the four,
Andtl.eir faces and their w.ngs were stretched up.
wards : two wings of every one were joined, and two
cover^ A ^ odies ' And e f ry - ne , ,1^
ert straight forward: whither the impulse ot the
r P W was to go, thither they went, and they turned
J o when they went. And as for the l.Venea ; 01 the
living creatures, their appearance was like that of
banfrng coals of fire, ami like. the appearance of
lamps. This was the vision running to and fro in the
nmist of the living creatures, abnpht fire and plight-
nine coins forth from the fire. And the living ere
turn ran and returned like flashes of liRhtninp.
'uia. Alleluia. The heavens, O Lord, de.
clave thy wonders, and the fulfilling of thy promise
in the assembly of the saints. Alleluia.
Luke x. i, 9- At
57* 26/7*
The Lord appointed other seventy-two: and he sent
them two and two before his face into every city and
place whither he was to come. And he said to
them : the harvest indeed is great, but the labour,
ers are few. Prav ye therefore the Lord of the liar-
vest, that he send labourers into his harvest. Go ;
behold I send you as lambs among wolves. Carry
neither puise, nor scrip, nor shoes j and salute no
man by the way. Into whatsoever house you enter,
first say; Peace be to this house, and if the son of
peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him : but
if not, it shall return to you. And in the same
house remain, eating and drinking such things as
they have. For the labourer is worthy of his hire.
Remove not from house to house. And into what
city soever you enter, and they receive you, eat such
things as are set before you ; and heal the sick that
pe therein, and say to them: the kingdom of God
is come nigh unto you. CREDO,
SECRET. Bringing thee our offerings, O Lord,
on this solemnity of B Mark, the Evangelist, we
humbly beseech thee, that as the preaching of the
gospel raised him to glory, so his intercession may
make us, both in word and deed, well pleasing to
thee. Thro'.
COMM. Ps. Ixiii. The just man, &c. p. 472.
P. COMM. Tribuant nobis. May thy sacred
mysteries, O Lord, afford us continual help, so as
by the prayers of blessed Mark, thy Evangelist, they
may ever defend us from all aJversity. Thro 1 .
(|r For the Litanies, see Rogation Days, /;. 359.
XXVI. SS. CLETUStf MARCELL1NE, bps. mm.
All as in Mass VI. p. 473, except
COLLECT. Bcatorum. Grant, O Lord, that
the glorious confession, of thy B. mm- and bps. Cle
APRIL & l$t MAY. 573
tiis and Marcelline, may strengthen us, and their
pious intercession continually defend us Thro*.
Comm. of St. George, by the Collect, &c. p. 57-_
XXIX. St. PETER, m.
All tts in Mass V. p. 470, except
COLL. Presta. Grant, we beseech thee, O Al-
mighty God, that we may with true zeal profess the
faith ofB. Peter thy m. for the propagation whereof
he was crowned with a glorious death. Thro'.
Com mem, c/St. George, p- 570.
SECRET. Favourably regard, O Lord, the pray-
ers we offer thee, and, by the intercession of blessed
Peter, thy martyr, continually protect the defenders
of the faith. Thro'.
P. COMM. JRwfekf^-May the sacraments we
have received, O Lord, preserve thy faithful, and
by the intercession of blessed Peter, thy Martyr, de-
fend us against the assaults of the enemy. Thro*.
May I. SS. PHILIP and JAMES, aps.
INTROIT. 2 Esd. ix. -. They cried out unto
thee, O Lord, in their affliction : and thou didst
hear them from heaven. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps Re-
joice, ye righteous, in the Lord : it becometh the
upright to join in his praises. V. Glory.
COLLECT. Ueiis, guinosannmt** O God, who
comfortest us by the yearly solemnity of thy Apos-
tles Philip and James : grant, we beseech thee, that
we niay be instructed by their example, for whose
merits we rejoice. Thro'.
LESSON, Wisd. v. as in p. 471.
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The heavens shall pub-
lish thy wonders, O Lord: and the fulfi 
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